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The NSW Government has proposed a Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (DVDS) which will enable people to find out whether their partner has a history of domestic violence offending.

As the discourse around domestic violence grows, financial abuse remains a relatively unacknowledged aspect of domestic violence. However, it represents a significant barrier to women trying to leave abusive or controlling relationships.

Cases involving online and technology facilitated abuse often do not reach courts in New South Wales.

New South Wales has radically changed the way it responds to domestic violence through the introduction of It Stops Here: Safer Pathway Local Coordination Points (LCPs).

NSW is currently considering the implementation of a Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme, modelled on ‘Clare’s Law’, which was recently introduced in the UK.

Waverley Court Local Coordination Point and Safety Action Meetings The launch of “It Stops Here: Safer Pathways”, an element of the NSW Domestic Violence Reforms, commenced on 22 September 2014 in the Waverley Court catchment area.

The majority of Sydney Women’s Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service’s (WDVCAS) clients are women, however the service is also often required to provide assistance to children or young people in need of legal protection from domestic violence.

Under the NSW Domestic and Family Violence Reforms a new service delivery model will be launched in September 2014.

Q & A with Susan Smith, Coordinator of the Sydney Women's Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service.

The Australian Medical Association NSW in partnership with Women’s Legal Services NSW has recently launched a new domestic violence resource for doctors.