Albanese government consulting on need to stop former partners legally accessing victims’ counselling notes, medical details and addresses
Domestic violence perpetrators are weaponising subpoenas from family court proceedings to gain access to their victims’ personal information, including counselling notes, medical details and addresses.
The federal government is considering how to protect people’s confidential information and allow the court to access relevant material when considering child custody cases, as it looks to amend family law to ensure the best interests of the child are prioritised.Gabrielle Craig of Women’s Legal Services Australia said despite a rule that the material not be used outside proceedings, perpetrators could generally do what they liked, such as stalk a former partner.
“He could automatically get access to somebody’s counselling notes, medical notes, and that obviously includes really personal, private details, but also might have other details like where she’s living, whether she has a new partner,” she said.
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