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Given the ‘Critical domestic and family violence support in health and community settings’ is a Safer Families initiative in the 2021-22 Budget, can the Minister provide a list of all government and non-government organisations that will be involved in this initiative and a breakdown of the allocated budget for each service and organisation.
Ms Berry: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
This initiative refers to the health justice partnerships, which co-locate lawyers from Legal Aid at Centenary Hospital, and lawyers from Women’s Legal Centre at Calvary Hospital and the Gungahlin Child and Family Centre. The bulk of the budget for the 2021-22 financial year will go directly to Women’s Legal Centre and Legal Aid, with some funds set aside to support ongoing evaluation of the service. Contracts are still being negotiated.
The ACT Government, through the Office of the Coordinator-General for Family Safety, supports these legal services to deliver the partnerships. Canberra Health Services and the Gungahlin Child and Family Centre work with the legal services to operationalise the partnerships in healthcare and community settings. Government services support the partnerships through business-as-usual activities and core funding.
Domestic and family violence—Safer Families initiative
(Question No 498)
Mrs Kikkert asked the Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence, upon notice, on 8 October 2021:
Can the Minister please provide a complete breakdown of funding for each service provider in relation to the Safer Families Initiative, ‘Funding for frontline domestic violence and rape crisis services’ for (a) 2021-22, (b) 2022-23, (c) 2023-24 and (d) 2024-25.
Ms Berry: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
a) a) In 2021-22, the Safer Families Initiative ‘Funding for frontline domestic violence and rape crisis services’ allocates $433,000 to the Canberra Rape Crisis Centre and $326,000 to the Domestic Violence Crisis Service. This includes a one-off allocation of $155,000 to each organisation to support additional demand and complexity as a result of Covid-19.
b) b - d) The funding allocation to each organisation for the three years from 2022/23 - 2024/25 is yet to be determined and will be subject to contract negotiations with organisations. Funding allocations will reflect demand and pressure points for domestic, family, and sexual violence crisis services.
Woden town centre—bus interchange relocation
(Question No 503)
Mrs Jones asked the Minister for Transport and City Services, upon notice, on 8 October 2021:
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