Report

Delivery of National Outcome 4 of the National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and Their Children

15 December 2017

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View the report as separate downloadable parts:

Membership of the Committee	(PDF 20KB)
List of Recommendations	(PDF 37KB)
Chapter 1	(PDF 61KB)
Referral Conduct of the Inquiry Background Current Grant Agreement between DSS and MHS Responding to increasing demands on the 1800 RESPECT service
Chapter 2 - Governance and accountability issues	(PDF 90KB)
Introduction The procurement process Accountability of DSS and MHS for the delivery of 1800 RESPECT Clinical governance issues
Chapter 3 - Delivery of the 1800 RESPECT service	(PDF 126KB)
Introduction Criticism of the First Response model Privacy, confidentiality and consent issues
Chapter 4 - Committee View and Recommendations	(PDF 38KB)
Committee View Delivery of counselling services Transparency Privacy and confidentiality
Additional comments from Government Senators	(PDF 20KB)
Introduction Procurement process Qualifications of MHS counsellors Conclusion
Appendix 1	(PDF 22KB)
Submissions Answers to Questions taken on Notice Tabled Documents
Appendix 2 - Public hearing	(PDF 11KB)

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