Question
Number
861
Subject
ACT Policing
(Domestic and family violence)
(Domestic and family violence)
Asked by
Rattenbury, Shane
Directed to
Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services
Question asked on
05 February 2026
Answer due on
11 March 2026
Question asked
- What work is underway in ACT Policing to identify inherent bias and the risk of misidentification arising in future, given that the ACT Domestic and Family Violence Review presented to the Assembly on 3 February 2026 found that eight of 13 family violence victims were misidentified as perpetrators.
- How can the Minister be confident that police have the capacity to identify, record and interpret patterns of abusive behaviour over time, ahead of any criminalisation of coercive control, given the report referred to in part (1).