About NADFVSS
The National Alliance of Domestic and Family Violence Specialist Services (the DFV Alliance) represents the interests of specialist domestic and family violence (DFV) services across all jurisdictions in Australia. The DFV Alliance includes funded and non-funded formal peak entities, representative networks, and service providers in an informal representative function. For more information about the alliance members click here.
About the Second Action Plan consultations
The Australian Government, working with states and territories, began developing the Second Action Plan under Australia’s National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022–2032. A formal consultation process was held, with submissions closing on 31 July 2026.
As part of the consultation process, the Minister asked the NADFVSS to consult members across its combined networks to capture ideas and input from the DFV sector. In response, the NADFVSS hosted a series of dedicated consultations reflecting the priority themes of the Second Action Plan consultation framework.
Thematic Report
Consultations to inform the Second Action Plan
On 31 July 2026 the National Alliance submitted the thematic report from the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children Second Action Plan consultations to the Australian Government Department of Social Services.
The Five Priority Areas
The NADFVSS hosted consultations for each of the five priority areas .
Tuesday 7 July, 11:00am - 12:30pm (AEST)
Victim-survivors of violence against women and children and other forms of gender-based violence
strengthening a whole-of-society and life-course approach to prevention, early intervention, response, recovery, and healing with a focus on victim-survivors from all communities and backgrounds.
Thursday 9 July, 12:00pm - 1:30pm (AEST)
Prevention and early intervention: embedding initiatives where people live, work, learn and connect to address the gendered drivers of this violence
address substantive influences on perpetration and risk such as harmful substance use, gambling, and adverse childhood experience; support attitudinal and behavioural change to prevent harm before it occurs; and to prevent escalation. It also requires cross-sector collaboration and integration to strengthen primary prevention and early intervention approaches.
Tuesday 14 July, 11:00am - 12:30pm (AEST)
Children and young people in their own right
centring children and young people’s voices, rights, and safety across prevention, early intervention, response and recovery, and providing tailored, age and developmentally appropriate support for children and young people. This priority includes young people who use violence (in the home and/or in intimate partner relationships, including the use of sexual violence).
Thursday 16 July, 11:00am - 12:30pm (AEST)
People who use violence
advancing prevention, early intervention, response, and recovery and healing throughout the life course on both family and domestic violence and sexual violence, supporting earlier identification, and multi-sector approaches to accountability and behaviour change, for example (but not limited to) strengthening policing and justice sector responses.
Thursday 23 July, 12:00pm - 1:30pm (AEST)
System integration and workforce
safe and effective prevention, early intervention, response and long-term recovery, including justice and health sector responses, drawing on an integrated system and a connected and capable workforce that utilises trauma and violence-informed approaches across multi-sector services and programs