The perspectives of Survivors are critical to reforming public policy, service planning, practice, and legislation. This submission and its 21 recommendations were directly informed by GenWest’s Survivor Advisory Group, a group of women with lived experience of family violence and as victims of crime in the justice system.
GenWest welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Victims of Crime Commissioner as part of its review of the Victims’ Charter Act 2006 (Vic). We congratulate the Victims of Crime Commissioner on its decision to review the Act related to its ongoing effectiveness and benefits for victims of crime.
This submission responds to the following areas from the Victims’ Charter Review Consultation Paper and presents key recommendations to address these points:
- Awareness of the Victims’ Charter
- Cultural change in the justice system
- Accessibility of the Act
- The Charter principles
- Upholding Charter principles
- Other approaches to enforcing compliance
