Parliament today passed Legislation that is another significant step towards a Tasmania where families feel safer.
Both houses have now supported amendments to the Family Violence Amendment Bill 2015, which are the first tranche of improvements to the Family Violence Act 2004.
This change improves and clarifies the operation of the Act and the effectiveness of the response to family violence.
This Government is committed to addressing the social ill of family violence. We have committed $25.57 million to implement Tasmania’s first action plan, the Safe Homes, Safe Families: Tasmania’s Family Violence Action Plan 2015-2020.
Through the Action Plan we will bring family violence from behind closed doors and make an unprecedented investment in prevention and early intervention, as well as holding perpetrators to account.
The $25.57 million we are committing over the next four years is in addition to the $16 million direct and $24 million indirect already spent annually on family violence, and the additional funding committed in the 2015-16 State Budget.
Will Hodgman, Premier
