Ms BADGER – Just a question around the Family and Sexual Violence Action Plan and what measures you are using to indicate how successful that is to keep it contemporary, noting that there are a lot more indicators than just the wait times of any kind of service that we have. There is, of course, also the outreach programs that they’re running, in terms of the prevention space as well.
Ms OGILVIE – So, the ‘measuring’ question?
Ms BADGER – Yes.
Ms OGILVIE – Let’s just see. Perhaps, Mel, you might like to respond to that. I think we do have that.
Ms BADGER – If we run out of time, happy to take it on notice as well.
Ms OGILVIE – We’ll see how we go. We’re close. We’ll see what we can find; there’s a lot of paper.
Ms GRAY – Through you, minister. I think, we spoke about this the other day. At a very high level, we’ve really looked at other jurisdictions in the family and sexual violence sector, in particular Victoria, and learnt from the Victorian experience in relation to their Royal Commission, and monitored its performance as a lesson for the way we embark on reform in the commission of inquiry space. Because there’s lots written about their approach to family and sexual violence, rather than being a tick-a-box exercise. So, 100 per cent agree jurisdictions are moving more to embedding long‑term systems and cultural change, whether that’s through government agencies and through partnering and working differently with the community sector and empowering the community sector organisations and lived experience to do that. The way that we’re evaluating the strategy is also linked to the Gender Impact Assessment Toolkit and a framework that’s going to be attached to that. So, rather than going from having really small teams trying to be the champions of this from within government or across the community sector, we’re going more to a model where we educate and empower others and we partner with others to empower that ‑
CHAIR – Sorry, I’ve tried to drag that on as long as I can, sorry. It’s a hard cut.
Ms BADGER – I’ll just say, given that was the high‑end view, if I can get the details that would be fantastic.
Ms GRAY – I can give you the details on the percentage of actions that have been completed against the milestones rather than go through that now.
Ms OGILVIE – Sorry, Chair. Are you able to get that today, Ms Gray?
Ms GRAY – Yes.
Ms BADGER – Following on, I’m also after a bit of clarity around the composition or the breakdown for the funds of the financial year 2025. Specifically, holistically there’s just over $19 million for the Family and Sexual Violence Action Plan. What of each of the services is going to be funded? I’m happy for this to be tabled on notice – but I’m after a breakdown of what part of that funding is going towards policy in DPAC. I know yesterday in the Legislative Council Estimates you said 5.7 full‑time equivalents would go in, and I know you’re committed to a high‑level breakdown. We’re just wondering, for the sector, if we can have that itemised a little further so they’ve got clarity. It goes a little bit to Ms Brown’s question, because obviously you can’t control the employment the sector’s doing. They’d just like to know what allocation they have and what they can work with.
Ms OGILVIE – I want to help, obviously. Let’s see what we can provide you. What we’ve been trying to do is provide information at the table as you ask the question so as to reduce questions on notice, and you get the information. We can’t always do that but we’ll just see what we can provide at this stage.
Ms BADGER – I’m also just very conscious of time. I’m more than happy to get it later if it means more people can get questions in.
Ms OGILVIE – Let’s see if this answers it, then if we have to provide more. The 2024 total expenditure budget for Output 7.5 is $19.4 million, which reflects a $6.9 million increase on 2023‑24 ($12.5 million) and relates to the additional funding provided through the national partnership agreement for family, domestic and sexual violence responses.
Under the federation funding agreement, the Australian Government has allocated more than $21.1 million to Tasmania, which is in addition to our own investment of $100 million under our ‘third action plan’ to address family and sexual violence, and we’ve increased core funding to our specialist family and sexual violence services by 37 per cent, which we’ve just discussed.
Then in 2024‑25, I can add core funding to services is $4,702,459, and Tasmania’s Third Family and Sexual Violence Action Plan 2022‑27: Survivors at the Centre is $12.5 million. I think that gets you there.
Ms BADGER – No, that’s still that high level. I’d like a breakdown for the sector. The sector is more than capable of reading the budget papers. They need a breakdown of, specifically, what is going to be funded throughout that. I’m happy to take it on notice.
Ms OGILVIE – Which organisations – is that what you’re seeking? It will help me get the information you want. An itemised list?
Ms BADGER – Itemised for the Sexual Violence Action Plan of exactly what’s been broken down.
Ms OGILVIE – Yes, I understand what you’re saying – itemised. We’ll probably need to take that on notice.
Ms BADGER – I hope so.
Ms OGILVIE – I could read it all out, but –
CHAIR – Order, order. Sorry, I know there’s been a bit of trying to get clarity on the questions. For the benefit of Hansard as much as anything else, can we not have members taking over each other because it makes it impossible to differentiate who’s speaking.
Ms OGILVIE – I’m very happy to get that information for you, but we’d have to compile that, so we will take that on notice.
