About us

The DFSV Commission was established in 2022 as Australia’s first Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission and an Executive Agency under the Public Service Act 1999.

We play a central role in advancing and reporting on the impact of the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022–2032.

Who we are

The Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission is committed to supporting the National Plan’s goal of ending violence against women and children in a generation.

We work towards this goal through four key objectives:

Promote the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022–2032 and monitor its impact
Amplify the voices of people with lived and living experience of violence
Foster collaboration and coordination across governments and communities
Provide strategic advice to strengthen policy and practice

We are informed by what is important to people with lived and living experience, and what the research, data and frontline workforce tells us needs to happen.

We use these inputs to take collaborative action to influence systems and governments to end domestic, family and sexual violence.

The National Plan

The National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022–2032 (National Plan) is a joint Australian, state and territory government initiative. It is the overarching national policy framework that guides actions towards the shared goal of ending violence against women and children in a generation.

The National Plan recognises that ending domestic, family and sexual violence requires a whole‑of‑society effort. It is structured around four key pillars to drive lasting and systemic change: prevention, early intervention, response, and recovery and healing.

The Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission plays a central role in advancing and reporting on the impact of the National Plan. We are committed to supporting the goal of ending violence against women and children in a generation.

Read the National Plan

Our Ways – Strong Ways – Our Voices

The National Plan sits alongside and is strengthened by Our Ways – Strong Ways – Our Voices: the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Plan to End Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence 2026–2036.

Our Ways – Strong Ways – Our Voices sets out a 10‑year pathway for healing, safety and wellbeing. It recognises that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, children and families experience disproportionate rates of domestic, family and sexual violence, and that lasting solutions must be community‑led, culturally grounded and based in self‑determination.

Together, the two plans provide a coordinated national framework that ensures mainstream efforts to end violence are aligned with, and accountable to, First Nations priorities, leadership and community controlled responses.

Read Our Ways – Strong Ways – Our Voices

Lived Experience Advisory Council

The DFSV Commission’s Lived Experience Advisory Council was established to ensure policies and solutions are shaped by people with lived and living experience of domestic, family and sexual violence.

Each member brings a unique perspective, shaped by diverse backgrounds, identities and experiences from across Australia.

Learn more about the council

Work with us

Learn about careers at the DFSV Commission, joining our Lived Experience Advisory Council and doing business with us.

Learn more about working with us

Our governance

The Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission operates under governance, compliance and reporting obligations.

Learn more about our governance

Holding the torch – together.

‘Change doesn’t blaze in a single moment. It moves like light across Country – constant, patient, unstoppable.’

Artist – Rachael Sarra

Our First Nations artwork