South Australia’s royal commission into domestic, sexual and family violence will hold its fifth round of public hearings today. A lack of government funding has resulted in domestic violence victims having to wait longer to receive background checks on violent and controlling partners. The SA government has asked the royal commission findings to be handed down in July.
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00:00The focus of today's hearing will be family violence and tomorrow the Commission will
00:08turn its attention to how the community can better recognise and respond to domestic violence.
00:15Seven witnesses are due to appear before Commissioner Natasha Stott Despoja today.
00:21They'll be discussing ways the state can improve its responses to domestic, sexual and family
00:28violence.
00:29They include more accessible and inclusive support for victim survivors, more culturally
00:34appropriate care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and ways to prevent
00:41elder abuse.
00:42The Commission began its work back in July last year.
00:46Since then they've travelled across the state meeting with victim survivors and support
00:51groups to identify where the system is currently failing victim survivors, the majority of
00:57which are women and children.
01:00During previous hearings the Commission has heard that a lack of government funding has
01:06led to victims having to wait longer for background checks on aggressive and violent partners.
01:13The Commission has also been told previously that on average per day South Australian Police
01:19are responding to 100 domestic incidents and issuing nine intervention orders.
01:25The Commission will continue its hearings for the next two days before handing down
01:29its recommendations in July this year.