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1. What was proposedCaitlin ToughLabor · Government backbench
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   That this Assembly: (1) notes that: (a) culturally safe and trauma informed support for all court users is necessary to ensure fair and accessible justice; (b) such support mechanisms assist court users to meaningfully engage with the court process and reduce the risk of re-traumatisation; (c) the ACT Courts and Tribunal (ACTCT) continue to build capacity to support a client-centred and therapeutic approach for the individual needs and circumstances of court and tribunal users; and (d) the ACTCT facilitates a broad range of specialised services and programs (delivered by, or in partnership with, other stakeholders) designed to inform, empower and advocate for court users, including users from vulnerable cohorts; (2) further notes that recent reports and annual report hearing questioning indicate there can be challenges in relation to support service and program delivery, including the: (a) provision of thorough trauma informed practices to all client-facing staff; and (b) availability of services to all court users; (3) acknowledges and affirms the value of, and that all court users are entitled to, culturally safe and trauma informed support to foster access to justice; and (4) calls on the Government to: (a) publish on an accessible website all support services currently available for ACTCT users; (b) table, to the extent possible, what information and assessments have been undertaken which have evaluated the effectiveness of support services in the last five years and report back on the above to the Assembly by the end of June 2026; and (c) investigate what further opportunities there are to enhance the current support framework and report back to the Assembly on this work by December 2026. Debate ensued.

2. Proposed changeShane RattenburyGreens · Crossbench4 December 2025

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   (c) investigate what further opportunities there are to enhance the current support framework and report back to the Assembly on this work by December 2026. Debate ensued.

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   (c) investigate what further opportunities there are to enhance the current support framework, including undertaking comparative research of models of therapeutic practice working well in other jurisdictions and consideration of how they can be adapted and implemented in the ACT; and (d) report back to the Assembly on this work by December 2026.

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   together: 1. After paragraph (1)(d), insert: “(e) research demonstrates a link between targeted, appropriate therapeutic supports in courts and reduced recidivism rates and protection of the community;”. 2. In paragraph (4)(a), after “users”, insert: “including: (i) information about what support services are available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and those from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities; (ii) any restrictions on which ACT Courts and Tribunal users can access any of the supports as provided by ACT Courts and Tribunal; and (iii) information about how ACT Courts and Tribunal users can raise complaints about support services provided by ACT Courts and Tribunal, information about the complaints handling process, and guidance on any further review processes available if dissatisfied with the original decision;”. 3. Omit all text in paragraph (4)(c), substitute: “(c) investigate what further opportunities there are to enhance the current support framework, including undertaking comparative research of models of therapeutic practice working well in other jurisdictions and consideration of how they can be adapted and implemented in the ACT; and (d) report back to the Assembly on this work by December 2026.”. Debate continued.

   Agreed on the voices. No individual votes were recorded. Its wording is in the final text.

3. What the Assembly decidedAgreed

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   Final agreed wording, with changes marked

   That this Assembly: (1) notes that: (a) culturally safe and trauma informed support for all court users is necessary to ensure fair and accessible justice; (b) such support mechanisms assist court users to meaningfully engage with the court process and reduce the risk of re-traumatisation; (c) the ACT Courts and Tribunal (ACTCT) continue to build capacity to support a client-centred and therapeutic approach for the individual needs and circumstances of court and tribunal users; (d) the ACTCT facilitates a broad range of specialised services and programs (delivered by, or in partnership with, other stakeholders) designed to inform, empower and advocate for court users, including users from vulnerable cohorts; and (e) research demonstrates a link between targeted, appropriate therapeutic supports in courts and reduced recidivism rates and protection of the communityRattenbury; (2) further notes that recent reports and annual report hearing questioning indicate there can be challenges in relation to support service and program delivery, including the: (a) provision of thorough trauma informed practices to all client-facing staff; and (b) availability of services to all court users; (3) acknowledges and affirms the value of, and that all court users are entitled to, culturally safe and trauma informed support to foster access to justice; and (4) calls on the Government to: (a) publish on an accessible website all support services currently available for ACTCT users including: (i) information about what support services are available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and those from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities; (ii) any restrictions on which ACT Courts and Tribunal users can access any of the supports as provided by ACT Courts and Tribunal; and (iii) information about how ACT Courts and Tribunal users can raise complaints about support services provided by ACT Courts and Tribunal, information about the complaints handling process, and guidance on any further review processes available if dissatisfied with the original decisionRattenbury; (b) table, to the extent possible, what information and assessments have been undertaken which have evaluated the effectiveness of support services in the last five years and report back on the above to the Assembly by the end of June 2026; (c) investigate what further opportunities there are to enhance the current support framework, including undertaking comparative research of models of therapeutic practice working well in other jurisdictions and consideration of how they can be adapted and implemented in the ACT; and (d) report back to the Assembly on this work by December 2026Rattenbury.

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   That this Assembly: (1) notes that: (a) culturally safe and trauma informed support for all court users is necessary to ensure fair and accessible justice; (b) such support mechanisms assist court users to meaningfully engage with the court process and reduce the risk of re-traumatisation; (c) the ACT Courts and Tribunal (ACTCT) continue to build capacity to support a client-centred and therapeutic approach for the individual needs and circumstances of court and tribunal users; [taken out: and](d) the ACTCT facilitates a broad range of specialised services and programs (delivered by, or in partnership with, other stakeholders) designed to inform, empower and advocate for court users, including users from vulnerable cohorts; [put in: and (e) research demonstrates a link between targeted, appropriate therapeutic supports in courts and reduced recidivism rates and protection of the community;](2) further notes that recent reports and annual report hearing questioning indicate there can be challenges in relation to support service and program delivery, including the: (a) provision of thorough trauma informed practices to all client-facing staff; and (b) availability of services to all court users; (3) acknowledges and affirms the value of, and that all court users are entitled to, culturally safe and trauma informed support to foster access to justice; and (4) calls on the Government to: (a) publish on an accessible website all support services currently available for ACTCT users [put in: including: (i) information about what support services are available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and those from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities; (ii) any restrictions on which ACT Courts and Tribunal users can access any of the supports as provided by ACT Courts and Tribunal; and (iii) information about how ACT Courts and Tribunal users can raise complaints about support services provided by ACT Courts and Tribunal, information about the complaints handling process, and guidance on any further review processes available if dissatisfied with the original decision;](b) table, to the extent possible, what information and assessments have been undertaken which have evaluated the effectiveness of support services in the last five years and report back on the above to the Assembly by the end of June 2026; [taken out: and](c) investigate what further opportunities there are to enhance the current support framework, [put in: including undertaking comparative research of models of therapeutic practice working well in other jurisdictions]and [put in: consideration of how they can be adapted and implemented in the ACT; and (d)]report back to the Assembly on this work by December 2026. [taken out: Debate ensued.]

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