Family violence consultation: Summary of submissions 20160304 [pdf, 584 KB]
...vulnerable people and the issue is how these tools are implemented. Some people said there is an unwillingness to prosecute abusers as victims with disabilities are considered unreliable witnesses. A few people said if people use their position as an enduring power of attorney to abuse older people, they should be removed from this position. For people with disabilities, submissions noted the need for professionals who work with disabled perpetrators to have specialist knowledge, such...