17 July 2024 | Claire Fenwicke
'The option for victim-survivors of sexual violence to seek civil justice is being considered as part of new research in the restorative justice space.
Additional funding to the tune of $630,000 over two years has been allocated from the Confiscated Assets Trust (CAT) and the 2024-25 ACT Budget as part of measures to increase access to restorative justice processes in the ACT.
Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury said there had been an increase in demand for the service and the complexity of cases, especially since the process was opened up to domestic family violence and sexual assault offences in 2018.'
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