Page 3123 - Week 08 - Thursday, 7 August 2008
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• Canberra Rape Crisis Centre (incorporating the Service Assisting Male Survivors of Sexual Assault),
• Forensic and Medical Sexual Assault Care,
• Child at Risk Health Unit
• The Office of Children, Youth and Family Support, (Child Protection Services/Family Services);
• The Director of Public Prosecutions; and
• Victim Services ACT.
(3) No. ACT Policing has developed MOUs with appropriate stakeholders which incorporate operational activities and ongoing dialogue in respect to specific matters as required.
Those Agencies involved in the Sexual Assault Reform Program (SARP) and Wraparound programs continue to work together to ensure victims’ needs are satisfied.
(4) A representative of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) meets with members of SACAT on average once a fortnight. This meeting performs a ‘triage’ function for sexual assault and child abuse investigations. It would be uncommon for a matter to be officially referred to the DPP without the matter being fully investigated or without the approval of this representative.
(5) I refer the member to my media release of 13 November 2007 in which I announced funding for a range of initiatives flowing from the SARP report.
(6) I refer the member to my media release of 13 November 2007 in which I announced funding for a range of initiatives flowing from the SARP report.
(7) See response to (4) above.
(8) I refer the member to my media release of 13 November 2007 in which I announced funding for a range of initiatives flowing from the SARP report, in particular my announcement regarding development of a multi-media victim information package.
(9) The information package referred to at (8) above will provide an ongoing resource for victims and their supporters.
(10) I refer the member to my media release of 13 November 2007 in which I announced funding for a range of initiatives flowing from the SARP report, in particular my announcement of funding for a law reform specialist to work with justice agencies to accelerate law reform in key areas.
(11) See response to (10) above.
(12) Decisions to discontinue prosecutions are made by the Director, Deputy Director or Assistant Director in accordance with the Prosecution Policy following advice from the prosecutors handling cases.
To date, prosecutors do not receive specific training in child abuse or child development but, generally prosecutors who prosecute cases of sexual assault and who are involved in the giving of advice on whether or not to continue or discontinue a prosecution, have a broad prosecutorial background.
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