The Canberra Liberals are calling on the ACT government to identify gaps in Canberra’s domestic and family violence services within six months, rather than waiting until 2028.

Shadow Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence Chiaka Barry will move a motion in the Legislative Assembly today demanding an immediate review of the system’s unmet demand, service gaps, workforce shortages, funding pressures and barriers to accessing support.

The motion calls for the findings and the government’s response to be tabled within six months.

The government has committed to updating its system mapping before the end of 2028 under the first action plan of its 10-year Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Strategy.

Barry says the strategy and its two-year action plan have been developed without updated information about shortcomings in the system.

“It’s like putting the cart before the horse. We need this now. We needed this yesterday,” she says.

The motion also seeks clarification on what measures the government will introduce after abandoning plans for electronic monitoring of high-risk domestic and family violence offenders.

Barry says identifying gaps in existing services is essential to developing practical solutions for victim-survivors and frontline organisations.

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