LIV welcomes family violence training in major courts
LIV welcomes family violence training in major courts
28 April 2021 • By Naomi Neilson
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New training programs designed to improve court responses to family violence have been welcomed by Victoria’s premier legal body.
Last week, the Chief Justice of the Family Court and Chief Judge of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, the Honourable Will Alstergren, announced that court staff would be undertaking further training in response to increased family violence.
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The call for continued professional development and training has been addressed in a number of inquiries, including the 2017 Australian parliamentary inquiry into a better family law system to protect those affected by family violence, which specifically recommended that law practitioners receive world-leading training.