Domestic Violence Agencies (Information Sharing) Amendment Act 2024

This Act is the Domestic Violence Agencies (Information Sharing) Amendment Act 2024.

state requirements for storing and managing information dealt with under this part, including disposal requirements if the information is no longer necessary for a protection purpose; and

include information to provide guidance on complying with requirements for—

dealing with information under this part; and

storing and managing information dealt with under this part.

A Ministerial protocol is a notifiable instrument.

In this section:

disposal, of information dealt with under this part, includes the deletion or destruction of the information from a record keeping system.

This Act amends the Domestic Violence Agencies Act 1986.

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Note 1 The dictionary at the end of this Act defines certain terms used in this Act, and includes references (signpost definitions) to other terms defined elsewhere.

For example the signpost definition ‘family member—see the Family Violence Act 2016, section 9.’ means that the term ‘family member’ is defined in that section of that Act and the definition applies to this Act.

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Other legislation applies in relation to offences against this Act.

Note 1 Criminal Code

The Criminal Code, ch 2 applies to all offences against this Act (see Code, pt 2.1).

The chapter sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility (including burdens of proof and general defences), and defines terms used for offences to which the Code applies (eg conduct, intention, recklessness and strict liability).

Note 2 Penalty units

The Legislation Act, s 133 deals with the meaning of offence penalties that are expressed in penalty units.

The objects of this Act include—

to prevent and reduce domestic and family violence; and

to promote the safety, protection and wellbeing of people, including children or young people, who are, or are at risk of being, subjected to domestic and family violence; and

to promote the accountability of perpetrators of domestic and family violence for their actions; and

to promote the development of skills and expertise of government and community‑based organisations to understand, respond to and prevent domestic and family violence.

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domestic violence and family violence

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domestic and family violence

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Part 3 Information sharing between certain entities

Division 3.1 Purpose and important concepts

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 adult

 public employee

 public trustee and guardian

 registrar of firearms

 working day

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at-risk person, for part 3 (Information sharing between certain entities)—see section 13.

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child means a person who is under 14 years old.