NZFVC Quick Reads: 31 July 2024
Wed 31 Jul 2024
This Quick Reads covers: • Feedback sought by Law Commission on approach to preventive detention, post-sentence orders • Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism Fund now open • International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples • Resources and information on mandatory reporting's impact on survivors
NZFVC Quick Reads: 31 July 2024
Welcome to our Quick Reads format. Each week we share selected news bites relevant to family violence and sexual violence in Aotearoa. See all past NZFVC Quick reads.
Law Commission seeking feedback on preferred approach to preventive detention and post-sentence orders
Te Aka Matua o te Ture | Law Commission is calling for submissions on Here ora? Preventive measures for community safety, rehabilitation and reintegration: Preferred Approach Paper (2024). The paper presents the Law Commission’s preferred proposals for the reform of the law governing preventive detention, extended supervision orders, and public protection orders. Submissions can be made via email, pdr@lawcom.govt.nz, or by post. The postal address and a submission form template can be found on the review’s webpage. Submissions close Friday 20 September 2024. For more information, see our story, Law Commission consulting on laws related to serious sexual and violent offenders.
Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism Fund now open
The next round of the Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism Fund is open and accepting grant applications and closes 28 August 2024. The fund is looking for applications from civil society and non-government organisations seeking to deliver initiatives that counter and build resilience to violent extremism and radicalisation. More information on the application process and funding criteria can be found on the fund’s webpage. Applications can be made online via the Grants Management System.
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
The United Nation’s International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples takes place on 9 August 2024, marking the first meeting of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations. This year’s theme is ‘Protecting the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Voluntary Isolation and Initial Contact’. To celebrate the day, the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women are hosting a panel of indigenous academics, including some from Aotearoa, for their event, Indigenous Joy: Our Survivance in a Colonial World.
Resources and information on the impacts of mandatory reporting on survivors
VAWnet, a US based information hub for violence against women, has compiled information and resources on mandatory reporting in She Trusted Me and I reported Her: What do Advocates Need to Know about the Impact of Mandatory Reporting on Survivors?. The webpage includes discussions of mandatory reporting and hyper-incarceration and the conflation of child maltreatment and intimate partner violence. It provides links to related resources, including several webinar recordings.
