Family Violence Information Sharing Schemes Research Brief

Appropriate and timely sharing of family violence risk relevant information between agencies is increasingly recognised as critical to changing family violence outcomes by ensuring timely responses, particularly to escalating risk. Internationally, jurisdictions such as the United Kingdom, British Columbia, New Zealand and the United States have introduced legislative mechanisms that support the disclosure of information otherwise considered private in the context of family violence risk. Numerous high-profile Australian inquiries into domestic and family violence, have recommended specific legislation be introduced to improve information sharing arrangements between relevant entities. These recommendations have resulted in many Australian jurisdictions adopting family violence information sharing legislation. In this research brief, we outline existing Australian legislation and examine existing evidence about the efficacy of such schemes.

各机构间恰当且及时地共享与家庭暴力风险相关的信息，如今已愈发被视为改善家庭暴力处置结果的关键举措——通过保障及时响应，尤其是针对风险升级的情形。在国际层面，英国、不列颠哥伦比亚省、新西兰、美国等司法辖区已出台立法机制，支持在家庭暴力风险场景下披露原本被视为隐私的信息。澳大利亚多起备受瞩目的针对家庭及家庭暴力的调查，均建议出台专门立法以完善相关主体间的信息共享安排。上述建议已促使澳大利亚众多司法辖区出台家庭暴力信息共享相关立法。本研究简报将梳理澳大利亚现行的相关立法，并检视针对此类方案有效性的既有研究证据。