Anne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Families and Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

The next national plan will be an ambitious blueprint to end family, domestic and sexual violence and it must be more than words. That is why we are investing $22.4 million over the next five years to establish a Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission. The commission will oversee the implementation of the next national plan, with a responsibility for monitoring and reporting on accountability and making sure that we are measuring and evaluating the outcomes that we seek in this space. It will support the government in developing and fostering relationships across the whole sector, between governments of all levels—state and territory, local governments. And making sure that we are working with the sector—but most importantly that we are working with victims-survivors so that we can understand exactly what they need. It is vital to ensure that the next national plan delivers real and tangible outcomes on the ground for women and children in Australia who are the victims of this violence.