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Date Time Women’s safety organisation concerned as Sentencing Council recommends no changes to domestic homicide sentencing The NSW Sentencing Council has concluded its review of sentencing for murder and manslaughter, recommending no substantial changes to the way in which sentences are determined for domestic homicides. Women’s Safety NSW has responded with “deep concern” that the issues put before the Sentencing Council with respect to inadequate sentencing for domestic violence related homicide has been dismissed. “We hold deep concern that the views and experience of domestic and family violence specialists and victim-survivors of domestic and family violence have been so categorically dismissed in this review,” says Hayley Foster, Chief Executive Officer of Women’s Safety NSW. ....
Men in 20% of local court areas of NSW do not have access to accredited men’s behaviour change services (Based on a survey of 46 respondents from Women’s Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Services and other women’s services). Additionally, there are a whole range of positively evaluated federally-funded family, domestic and sexual violence services, such as the Family Advocacy Support Services (FASSs) in the Family Courts, the Domestic Violence Units (DV Units) in Legal Aid Commissions, Health Justice Partnerships in health-related settings, and Coordinated Family Dispute Resolution Services in family support settings, all of which have been recommended for expansion, yet continue to maintain pilot status. This means access to critical safety services are not available to all Australian women and children, depending upon their postcode. ....