Sexual assault legal pilot to commence

A ground-breaking ACT Sexual Assault Legal Service (SALS) is soon to open its doors, providing free confidential legal advice, representation and wraparound support for women, children, trans and non binary people who have experienced sexual violence.

Victim Support ACT and Women’s Legal Centre are partner organisations behind SALS, which is federally funded. Commonwealth Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus last year selected the ACT as one of three sites for a national pilot program to provide a specialised, independent legal service for sexual assault complainants.

Contact details for people seeking advice from SALS will be available shortly. Enquiries in the meantime can be made to Victim Support ACT on Ph 62052222

Response to the Board of Inquiry’s final report into the ACT Criminal Justice System

We acknowledge the Board of Inquiry’s important work in facilitating public discourse about the criminal justice system.
Translating rights into child and youth-friendly language

Jodie and her team are currently visiting schools across the ACT to talk to students about human rights.
Commission welcomes pathway for human rights complaints

The Commission welcomes the introduction of legislation that provides for a new accessible complaints pathway about alleged breaches of human rights by public authorities in the ACT.
Specialised legal support for sexual assault victim-survivors welcomed

Victim Support Act and Women’s Legal Centre ACT have been selected to jointly run one of  three pilots across Australia, to provide a specialised and trauma-informed legal service for sexual assault victim-survivors.
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