This project builds the evidence base needed to detail and analyse specific issues impacting migrant women who experience family and domestic violence from migrant and refugee backgrounds, with a focus on how best to support FVP applications and to enhance their success.
Existing evidence indicates that migration status, and particularly temporary migration status, may exacerbate the risk of family and domestic violence. Migration Regulations (Cth) 1994 and the Family Violence Provision (FVP) are designed to offer a legal ‘safety net’ that enables women on a temporary partner visa to pursue a permanent residency application if their relationship breaks down due to family violence. However, the operation and reach of the FVP has not been the focus of any dedicated study. This research gap is pronounced for women in Australia on temporary visas.
Research team: Prof Marie Segrave, Prof Jane Maree Maher (Monash), Dr Shih Joo Tan in partnership with Harmony Alliance: migrant and refugee women for change, InTouch Multicultural Centre Against Family Violence, Wesnet
Funded by ARC Linkage scheme (LP200100372)