TY - SER AU - Adams, Amy TI - Reform of family violence law : : Paper 1. Context and and supporting integrated responses. Cabinet paper PY - 2016/// CY - Wellington, New Zealand : PB - Ministry of Justice, KW - GOVERNMENT POLICY KW - FAMILY VIOLENCE KW - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE KW - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT 1995 KW - INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE KW - JUSTICE KW - LAW REFORM KW - LEGISLATION KW - NEW ZEALAND N1 - Paper presented to the Cabinet Social Policy Committee. Publicly released cabinet paper, September 2016 N2 - This paper is the first of three papers prepared for Cabinet, seeking agreement to wide-ranging reform of the family violence legislative framework, with the intention of reducing family violence. The paper is presented in two parts: Part A - provides the context for the proposed reform of legislation, and a cost-benefit analysis of the total package, and Part B - seeks Cabinet agreement to a set of initiatives designed to contribute to a better coordinated and responsive family violence system, and sets out the details of the financial implications of the package of proposals (incorporating proposals made in the two companion papers). Papers two and three deal with civil and criminal responses to family violence respectively. (From the paper). Follow the links to the website for background information including the report - Safer sooner: Strengthening New Zealand's family violence laws (#5158) and the other cabinet papers. Follow the link to the NZFVC news item on these law reforms. Record #5180 UR - https://www.justice.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Publications/fv-reform-paper-1-context.pdf UR - http://www.justice.govt.nz/justice-sector-policy/key-initiatives/reducing-family-and-sexual-violence/safer-sooner UR - https://nzfvc.org.nz/news/govt-announces-proposed-changes-under-legislative-review ER -