Domestic Violence Agencies Act 1986

The DFVR coordinator’s main functions are as follows:

to keep a register of domestic and family violence incidents;

to collect information about suspected domestic and family violence incidents;

to identify patterns and trends in relation to family violence;

to undertake research that aims to help prevent or reduce the likelihood of family violence;

to identify areas requiring further research by the coordinator or another entity that arise from the identified patterns and trends in relation to family violence;

to make recommendations about legislation, policies, practices and services for implementation by the Territory and non‑government bodies to help prevent or reduce the likelihood of family violence;

to contribute to national research and review of domestic and family violence policy and undertake associated research;

to monitor the implementation of the coordinator’s recommendations;

to report to the Minister;

any other function given to the coordinator under this Act or another territory law.