“We need a clear road map that will set time lines, allocate responsibilities and use the best evidence available to us to build a future in which violence becomes unthinkable. I want a national plan that gives us clear guidance and concrete strategies to reduce violence, to support victims and survivors and to change the behaviour of perpetrators.”
The Hon. Tanya Plibersek MP
Minister for the Status of Women, February 2009
Given Council’s proposal that COAG implement and resource the Council’s Plan, it also proposes that COAG, in consultation with the Council, the sector and other experts, develop a Monitoring and Evaluation Strategy. The Strategy would include agreed indicators for measuring the outcomes of the Plan, set the baseline and targets for monitoring change over the life of the Plan, and establish a methodology and timeframe for reporting on outcomes. The strategy would also provide for annual reporting to COAG on implementation progress, and, in the longer term, impacts and performance.
The Council recognises that some data and evidence will not be available initially and, through its proposed actions, has set a clear course for the development of data sets, information, standards, benchmarks and evidence as part of the cross-cutting strategy of building the evidence base within each of its six outcome areas.