Hearings
The Royal Commission into Family Violence will hold public hearings between Monday, 13 July 2015 and Friday, 14 August 2015.
Unless otherwise directed, hearings will be open to the public. Anyone is welcome to attend to watch and listen to the hearings taking place at level 11, 222 Exhibition Street, Melbourne.
The hearings will be streamed live through this website. The live stream may include footage of members of the audience. Please carefully consider your personal circumstances and safety before deciding to attend the hearings.
Please see the hearings schedule below for more information including links to transcripts, witness statements and other related hearings documents.
Transcripts of the public hearings will be made available as soon as practicable.
A Practice Direction outlining the procedural aspects of the public hearings is available from our resources page.
Hearings schedule
Monday 13 July (transcript)
What is family violence and who experiences it including causes and contributing factors
Tuesday 14 July
Children - Introduction and early intervention
| Witnesses |
Related submissions |
| Dr Robyn Miller, social worker and family therapist |
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| Prof. Louise Newman AM, Director, Centre for Women’s Mental Health, Royal Women’s Hospital |
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| Andrew Jackomos, Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People |
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| Assoc. Prof. Stephanie Brown, Perinatal & Maternal Epidemiologist, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute |
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| Ailsa Carr, Executive Manager, Family, Youth and Children’s Services, Gippsland Lakes Community Health |
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| Anita Morris, PhD Candidate, University of Melbourne |
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Wednesday 15 July
Children - Intervention and Response
| Witnesses |
Related submissions |
| Prof. Mark Feinberg, Research Professor of the Prevention Research Centre, Pennsylvania State University |
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| Wendy Bunston, senior social worker, family therapist, Infant Mental Health Clinician and PhD candidate, La Trobe University |
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| Dr Richard Fletcher, senior lecturer, University of Newcastle |
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| Julianne Brennan, Director, Community Crime Prevention, Dept of Justice & Regulation |
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| Prof. Cathy Humphreys, Prof. of Social Work, University of Melbourne |
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| Beth Allen, Asst. Director, Child Protection Unit, Statutory & Forensic Services Design Branch, Dept Health & Human Services |
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| Dr Robyn Miller, social worker and family therapist |
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Thursday 16 July: Financial abuse and empowerment
Friday 17 July: Alcohol and drugs