Categories
Education (1)
Reviews (5)
Submissions (68)
Resources (40)
Research (85)
Government (42)
Newsletters (27)
Events (152)
Our People (1)
Projects (2)
Lectures and Seminars (2)
White Ribbon (1)
Conference (32)
News Media (354)
Children's Network (2)
Policy and Legislation (41)
Courts (2)
Community Notices (522)
Police (4)
Training (181)
Job Vacancies (65)
Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care (3)
Children (1)
Pacific (1)
Campaigns (24)
Network Meeting (8)
Library (18)
White Paper for vulnerable children (30)
Oranga Tamariki (10)
MSD (2)
Juvenists (23)
Housing (1)
Service (107)
It's not OK (35)
White Ribbon Day (41)
Programmes (20)
Funding (8)
Reports (40)
Tags
Archive
2018
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
Family and Sexual Violence Work Programme Update – September 2018
Families and Whānau Status Report 2018
Housing instability in Tāmaki Makaurau. Stories from single mothers and front-line service providers
Hearts and Minds: Free Wellbeing Support Groups
Putting communities in the driver’s seat
Weekly Media Roundup
Reducing family violence harm top priority
Lifewise Term 4 Parenting Courses
Family Works Waitakere: Strengthening Step Families Programme
Presentation from Professor Julia Tolmie | Auckland Law School
Tools for Change Webinar: Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope
TOAH-NNEST Tauiwi Caucus Webinar: Sexual Violence Prevention and LGBTQI+
WALSH Trust Symposium
State Sector Reform - have your say
Government consultation on gambling strategy
Child Matters: 1-Day Child Protection Workshop
Weekly Media Roundup
Barnardos Women and Children’s Safety Programmes
Family justice reforms seek public support
Job Vacancy at Care for Kids: Supervised Contact & Changeover Services
Workshop: Strangulation in the NZ context | Engaging Pasifika Aiga | Engaging Men
Government consulting on rental legislation; tenancy rights and domestic violence
Law Commission work on sexual violence trial process reforms to resume
December 04, 2014 at 11:00 AM
Justice Minister Amy Adams has asked the Law Commission to resume work on proposals for better supporting victims of sexual violence through the criminal process.
The Law Commission will pick up its work on alternative pre-trial and trial processes to identify options for improving complainants’ experience in court. The work was initiated in 2009, began in 2011 and was stopped by previous Justice Minister Judith Collins in 2012.
The move was welcomed by advocates, Victoria University researcher Associate Professor Elisabeth McDonald, the Green Party, the Labour Party,Human Rights Commissioner Jackie Blue andcommunity activists.
Ms Adams said she has asked the Law Commission to undertake this work as a "top priority." She said, "Victims of sexual offences have been through a harrowing ordeal. It is never going to be easy for them to re-live such events and be questioned about what happened. However, we need to do all we can to ensure that the process doesn’t needlessly re-victimise them."
She ruled out any proposals that would see the burden of proof fall on the defendant.
The announcement comes a month after Police announced no charges would be laid against the West Auckland "Roast Busters" group. Thirty two young women were identified who were believed to have been victims of sexual offending, however most refused to make formal statements to the Police.
