Family Court and Federal Circuit Court to Merge
The Koori Family Violence Unit (KFVU) and Magistrates’ Court Victoria Family Violence Reform Branch have announced that Umalek Balit will be integrated into the Specialist Family Violence Court at Heidelberg Court in late 2020.
Umalek Balit is a court-based support service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and families who come to the Magistrates’ Court for family violence related proceedings. Koori Family Violence Practitioners support individuals and their families utilising the service as Affected Family Members (AFMs) or Respondents.
(Source: Koori Family Violence Unit Courts Family Violence Reform email, 16.9.20)
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