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    Fourth progress report

    The Office of the Independent Implementation Supervisor—Women’s Safety and Justice Taskforce Reforms: Biannual Progress Report 4 (May 2024) (fourth progress report) considers the progress of the Queensland Government Response to the two Hear her voice reports by the Women's Safety and Justice Taskforce and The Independent Commission of Inquiry into Queensland Police Service responses to domestic and family violence (A Call for Change) for the period 1 October 2023 to 31 March 2024.

    Of the 61 recommendations due for delivery in this period, 36 have been completed (with 29 fulfilled and closed and 7 fulfilled and not yet closed). Of the remaining recommendations, 12 are in progress, 7 are in progress and delayed, 5 are near completion and 1 has not yet commenced.

    This image shows that 61 recommendations were due for completion by 31 March 2024, and in scope for the IIS Fourth Progress Report. Of these, 18 were from Her Her Voice Report One, 23 were from Hear Her Voice Report Two and 20 were from A Call for Change. Of the 61 recommendations in scope, 29 are fulfilled and closed, 7 are fulfilled and not yet closed, 12 are in progress, 7 are in progress and delayed, 5 are near completion and 1 has not yet commenced. Key achievements include the release of Queensland's plan for the primary prevention of violence against women 2024-28 (recommendation 9 of Report One), the appointment of the new peak body for the DFV sector under Recommendation 17 of Report One, funding the counselling note protect program delivered through Legal Aid Queensland and Women's Legal Service under recommendation 63 of Report Two, and strengthened Queensland Police Service DFV training courses under recommendations 14, 16 and 17 of A Call for Change. The graphic also summarises the findings from an adequacy assessment. For recommendation 13 of A Call for Change, the IIS found strong evidence of adherence to the Government Response opportunities to clarify how the guideline will operate in practice (e.g. guidance on how the criteria should be applied and accountability for decision-makers) consideration on how the guideline will interact with other existing policies within QPS. For recommendation 17 of A Call for Change, the IIS found strong evidence of sufficient quality for metropolitan areas, with further adjustment required to ensure the training can support officers in regional, rural and remote districts an opportunity to strengthen feedback loops from participants ongoing effort to support the sustainability of the training will be key as new staff are recruited and DFV legislation changes. Lastly, the graphic summarises the deep dive findings. The Townsville HRT received positive feedback on its implementation over the first six months operation. Key enablers to implementation included: the strong pre-existing service network in the region a culture of positive, open and clear communication between HRT members a shared commitment to promoting and embedding information-sharing between the HRT and the broader system. Key considerations for implementation of multi-agency responses to sexual assault included: victim-centric and trauma-informed responses must be central availability of specialist sexual violence supports, including 24-hour support long term funding supporting service continuity, including workforce collaboration and co-design with relevant stakeholders, including specialist sexual violence services is needed

    The fourth progress report includes an adequacy assessment of two recommendations from A Call for Change, being the new selection policy for Field Training Officers and the five-day DFV specialist training within QPS.

    The OIIS also conducted deep dives into the new High Risk Team (HRT) in Townsville and into multiagency responses to sexual violence, including the Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) in Townsville.

    This involved significant consultation with DFV services, the QPS and with the sexual assault services sector across Queensland. The Office of the Independent Implementation Supervisor (OIIS) visited locations across Queensland to conduct consultation, including Mount Isa, Townsville, Maryborough, Dalby, Ipswich, Toowoomba and the Gold and Sunshine Coasts. The findings from the adequacy assessments and deep dives are outlined in detail in the fourth progress report and a summary of each is also provided on our progress snapshots page.