Country New Zealand
Year 2009
Type of Measure Police > Training
Form of Violence Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence

Brief Description


The Department of Labour provides a workshop for immigration officers on how to assess applications for work and/or residence permits lodged under the category "Victims of Domestic Violence" that fall under the applicable immigration policies on Victims of Domestic Violence (WI5.30 Special work permits for victims of domestic violence and S4.5 Residence policy for victims of domestic violence).

Source of Information

Response of the Government of New Zealand to the questionnaire on violence against women, 2009