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

Victorian Plan for Change

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.