AAWA:ASIAN AUSTRALIAN WOMEN ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED

Domestic Violence Seminar 2024

AAWAINC 7th Anniversary

Domestic Family Violence Awareness Forum on 29th June 2024

AAWAINC 7th Anniversary (Domestic Family Violence forum ) on 29th June

Nelly Sinha (Burwood Police)

Jasmine Mguizra (Metro Assist)

Elizabeth Wang (lawyer & lecturer)

Robert Eaves ( Vice President of City of Sydney Law Society )

Fitzroy hall 22 Church St Burwood NSW 2134

DV Forum

Saturday 29th Jun 3PM-5PM

at 22 Church St Burwood NSW

Presenter

Awareness of DV (Domestic Violence)- Jasmine Mguizra (Metro Assist)

AVO- Burwood Police LAC

Impact on Children under DV- Robert Eaves (Vice President of CSLS, City of Sydney Law Society)

DV practical matter - Elizabeth WANG (Solicitor & Lecturer of Law)

•1 in 5 Australian women had experienced sexual violence

•1 in 6 Australian women had experienced physical or sexual violence from a current or former partner

•1 in 22 Australian men had experienced sexual violence

•Ref: www.ourwatch.org.au (2020)

•Domestic violence is a serious problem which impacts many NSW families. In 2021-22 an estimated 1.5 per cent of Australian women aged 18 years and over experienced violence by an intimate partner in the past 12 months. It is estimated that 1 in 4 women (27%), and 1 in 8 men (12%) in Australia experienced violence by an intimate partner or family member since the age of 15 years (ABS Personal Safety Survey 2021-22).

•https://www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au/Pages/bocsar_pages/Domestic-Violence.aspx