Key Government Reforms

The WIFVC operates in an operational context to respond to the following reforms:

Recommendation #193 of the Royal Commission into Family Violence (RCFV) specifically recognised the value of Family Violence Regional Integration Committees as a vital component of the governance structure implementing the Commission’s recommendations and overseeing systemic improvements in family violence policy across Victoria.

The WIFVC is committed to:

  • Working together to implement the relevant priorities through the various reforms

  • Contributing our expertise, knowledge and experience to the various reforms

  • Using the reform opportunity to improve local responses.

Overarching policy context

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National Plan for Change

National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children 2022-2033
First Nation's Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children
First Action Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children 2023-2027
First Action Plan for First Nation's Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children

Victorian Plan for Change

2016 Royal Commission to Family Violence
Ending Family Violence: Victoria’ s 10-year Plan for Change
Family Violence Outcomes Framework
Safe and strong: A Victorian Gender Equality Strategy
Everybody Matters: Inclusion and Equity Statement
Building From Strength: 10 Year industry Plan for Family Violence Prevention and Response
Family Safety Victoria (FSV) (DFFH)
Family Violence Rolling Action Plan 2017-2020
Family Violence Reform Rolling Action Plan 2020-2023
Centre for Workforce Excellence (DFFH)
Strengthening the Foundations: First Rolling Action [Industry] Plan 2019-2022
Framing the Future: Second Rolling [Industry] Action Plan 2023-2026
Office for Women (DFFH)
Free from Violence: Victoria's strategy to prevent family violence
Free from Violence First Action Plan 2018-2021
Free from Violence Second Action Plan 2022-2025

Outlined the Royal Commission’s 227 recommendations, outcomes and initial targets to prevent and respond to family violence.

A framework for progressively building the attitudinal and behavioural change required to reduce violence against women and deliver gender equality.

Brings together decades of family violence reform across prevention and response into a holistic, inclusive, and system-wide framework rooted in justice, equity, and accountability.