The South Australian Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence has released its final report. Led by Royal Commissioner Natasha Stott Despoja, the 700-page report presents findings from extensive consultations, including more than 380 written submissions, 800 survey responses, ten days of public hearings and submissions completed over 13 months.
The 136 recommendations provide a transformative roadmap to achieve “a once in generation opportunity” for reform. They cover the full spectrum of prevention, early intervention, response, recovery and healing. They also reflect the partnership between the royal commission and the commission’s Aboriginal Partnership Committee.
The royal commission was announced after four women were killed in South Australia in one week in November 2023. The report lays bare the breadth of violence across the community, finding that one in three women in the state experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime.
