Restorative justice: Practice standards for family violence cases 2019 [pdf, 1.5 MB]
...abuse or sibling violence. Relationships that may not immediately be thought of as ‘family’ relationships are included in the legal definition of ‘domestic relationships’.14 For example, people who ordinarily share a household, such as flatmates, and people who share a close personal relationship, such as an elderly or disabled person and their carer. The Domestic Violence Act 1995 regards the nature, intensity, and duration of the relationship as key considerations in deter...