Session 5 Legislation Flashcards
1
Q
What is legislation?
A
Is a statutory law or guide passed by legislators to set standards and controls governing the actions of people.
2
Q
Name legislations that relates to Family and Sexual Violence.
A
- Criminal Code Act
- Sexual Offences & Crimes Against Children Act 2002
- Family Protection Act
- Summary Offences Act
- Human Rights Law
- Juvenile Justice Act 2014
- Lukautim Pikinini Act 2015
3
Q
How the legislation governs the work of the FSVU?
A
FSVU deals directly with domestic crisis or offences and crime that occurs within the family circle either between husbands and wives, parents and children or close relatives.
