4533.0 - Directory of Family and Domestic Violence Statistics, 2013
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 03/10/2013
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To record the outcomes of applications for intervention orders under the Family Violence Act in the Victorian Magistrates’ and Children’s Courts, as a basis for analysis of court workloads, outcomes of applications for policy and legislation development purposes and as the basis of publications for the community. DESCRIPTION The Courtlink database is the official register of the Magistrates’ and Children’s Courts of Victoria. An intervention order is a court order made under the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 where there is a family relationship or a person is or has been involved in a relationship. DEFINITION OF FAMILY AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE The Family Violence Protection Act (2008), defines family violence, including for the purposes of Intervention Order applications as:
Data prior to 2008 reflect the definition in the Crimes (Family Violence) Act 1987, section 4, which provides that a court may make an intervention order against a person, if on the balance of probabilities, the defendant had assaulted a family member or damaged their property, and was likely to do so again; threatened to assault a family member or damage their property and was likely to do so again; and/or harassed or molested a family member or behaved in an offensive manner toward them, and was likely to do so again. A family member for the purpose of Family Violence Intervention applications includes any person whom the affected family member regards or regarded as being ‘like’ a family member. For example, this may include carers of persons with a disability. Aspects of family and domestic violence captured by the data are:
RELATIONSHIP TO DEFINING THE DATA CHALLENGE FOR FAMILY, DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE (cat. no. 4529.0) The summary table below is designed to indicate the amount of information available for each of the six elements outlined in Defining the Data Challenge for Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence, 2013 (cat. no. 4529.0). This is a subjective assessment made by the ABS about the data collected and is not an indication of data quality.
The following tables provide a detailed analysis of the availability of specified data elements in the data source. The data items have been grouped into four counting units: 1. Context; 2. Person; 3. Incident/Event; and 4. Transaction. Tables are absent from the entry in cases where the data source contains no data items which relate to the particular counting unit/s. Context Please note: This data source does not contain any data items relevant to this counting unit. Person
Data is entered into Courtlink by administrative staff at each court location in Victoria. SCOPE / TARGET POPULATION People/children who apply for an intervention order under the Family Violence Act through the Magistrates’ Court/Children’s Court. COVERAGE n/a DATA AVAILABILITY / DISSEMINATION Data relating to the number of family violence intervention order applications issued, orders finalised, changes over time and expenditure on Family Violence programs are published in Magistrate’s Court Annual reports. Courtlink data are also provided to the Victorian Family Violence Database. Additional Family Violence Intervention data, held in data cubes, as part of the larger Lower Courts Database may be provided free upon request. Data are available from 2001. Courtlink is not accessible to the general public and all information released from this database through other media or software, such as data cubes, have confidential information removed.
PUBLICATIONS Magistrates' Court of Victoria Annual Reports COLLECTION HISTORY Collection commenced: 1995 Break in series: no Other details: n/a OTHER DIRECTORY DATA SOURCES HELD BY THIS AGENCY Victorian Family Violence Database Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.
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