Rectify the absence of a grooming offence within child sexual offences legislation applicable to 16 and 17 year olds under care, supervision or authority to protect older children at risk of predation

Specialist sexual assault service delivery is driven by what gov and professionals think survivors need after sexual abuse. What support do children need to recognise CSA? Immediately after? Families?

Statewide trauma-informed relationship safety education for Years 7–9 students to help recognise grooming, coercion and unsafe dynamics before harm becomes normalised.

This proposal explores a trauma-informed, survivor-centred self-collection forensic swab to provide survivors with autonomy during the process of preserving evidence after sexual assault.

Going through the police and court process takes a lot of time and dedication that isn't recognised in community, there should be a formal qualification to help towards future pathways

The police and court system is a very lonely and difficult journey to go through, being able to reach out to survivors who have walked the path before would be really helpful

We need early intervention and primary prevention with girls and gender diverse young people focused on empowerment, rights, breaking down stereotypes and expectations, resisting online messages.

Victim-survivors seeking specialist sexual violence support may benefit from the ability to request a counsellor-advocate who has lived experience during the intake process.

Strip searching is a from of systemic sexual violence that is inflicted on women, non binary and gender diverse prisoners who are often victim survivors of sexual violence. It must be ended.

Limiting NFS laws to FV context creates a double standard where it's illegal to use NFS in some contexts/against some survivors, but not others.

With huge numbers of children and young people experiencing online child sexual exploitation & CSAM, we need a workforce that can appropriately respond. Fund further training and education for SSAS.

Reports of sexual violence often don't proceed to a conviction in the criminal justice system. We should review the decisions being made not investigate, charge or prosecute to understand why.

"Caitlin's Law" in New South Wales aims to stop individuals with a history of sexual violence or family violence from being automatically recognized as the next of kin.

VIC is the only state where forensic medical exams are controlled by a private org, VIFM. The gov should set up a forensic medicine service in the public health system to expand access to FMEs.

Support a partnership between the Open Circle (Centre for innovative justice) and the specialist sexual assault sector to be able to provide restorative justice for sexual harm in schools.

https://www.tika.org.nz/ Tika’s vision is a world where taking legal action against repeat perpetrators is accessible and transformative, reducing offending rates and creating safer communities.

Respectful Relationship Education in schools should reflect kids' reality - recognising that people are seeing pornography and exploring their sexuality earlier.

We need a specialist response in schools to student-to-student sexual abuse and harm that intervenes early and supports survivors.

There are too many differences between different CASA's around Victoria. Different rules, wait periods for help, and different types of help. This is hard to navigate when experiencing trauma.

Improved support mechanisms for victim survivors during an investigative interview process

Strengthen Victoria’s consent laws through close-in-age protections for 16–17 year olds and safeguards against exploitative relationships involving young adults.

Mandatory co-designed sexual violence response training for GPs, allied health and staff every 3 years via CPD to ensure consistent, trauma-informed care for victim survivors across the system

I want to make first line support services more visible and accessible to people seeking help but not knowing where to go.

Specialist SV Court with: Specialist magistrates trained in sexual violence, Independent legal advocates), limits to cross-examination, timeline to reduce prolonged proceedings

There has been a growing trend of referring to “family and sexual violence” but sexual violence perpetrated against adults and children must not be addressed in the same way.