This will ensure that the system operates more effectively both for women and for other service providers. It also provides training and resourcing for people offering court support. The schemes are all based in local community organisations. A Training and Resource Unit, based at the Domestic Violence Advocacy Service, provides training for the court support workers and for people who work with them such as solicitors and community workers. Training is also provided for community organisations undertaking court support along with their other services.
Women can contact the scheme in their local area prior to going to court.
Or they can ask a Local Court staff to direct them to a court support scheme worker at court on the day the matter is listed. Community organisations can also refer women to schemes for assistance. The information contained on this page is not legal advice. If you have a legal problem you should talk to a lawyer before making a decision about what to do. The information on this page is written for people resident in, or affected by, the laws of New South Wales, Australia only.