Domestic Violence Laws in Australia provides an overview of
Commonwealth, State, Territory and New Zealand legislation and will be used to
develop the Australian Government's National Plan to Reduce Violence Against
Women and their Children. The report also provides an analysis of overlaps and
potential gaps between the Family Law Act 1975 and State and Territory
domestic violence protection orders, thereby affording a valuable basis for the
Australian and New South Wales Law Reform Commissions' inquiry into the
interaction of domestic violence laws, which was a key recommendation of Time
for Action: The National Council's Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and
their Children 2009-2021.