Country | New Zealand |
Year | 2009 |
Type of Measure | Institutional mechanisms |
Form of Violence | Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence |
The Family Violence Ministerial Group was established in September 2009, recognising that responsibility for family violence initiatives sits across a range of ministerial portfolios. The group provides a mechanism to ensure co-ordination and input from relevant Ministers, and that work priorities are agreed by government as a whole.
The purposes of the Ministerial Group are to:
The Family Violence Ministerial Group is comprised of the following Ministers: Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment (Chair), Ministers of Justice, Police, Education, Pacific Island Affairs, Social Development and Employment, Women's Affairs, Ethnic Affairs, Māori Affairs, and Associate Minister for Disability Issues.