The National Council to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children made a call for public submissions to inform the development of the draft National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children. The call for public submissions closed on 31 July 2008 and 352 submissions were received. The number of submissions and the quality of those submissions reflects the importance the Australian community places on the Government's commitment to the development and implementation of a plan that will reduce the impact and the incidence of violence against women and their children.
The National Council appreciates that so many individuals and organisations took the time to prepare their submissions and share their views with Council. The National Council is currently analysing the submissions and has provided feedback on some of the key ideas raised through these submissions.