ORCID Profile
0000-0003-1963-6503
Current Organisations
Monash University
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Kings College London
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Supreme Court of Victoria
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Michael Kirby Centre for Public Health and Human Rights
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Publications
Opening Pathways to Restorative Justice: Analysis of Parliamentary Debates on Sex Crime Law Reform in Victoria, Australia
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Date: 18-08-2021
DOI: 10.1093/SP/JXAB019
Abstract: This article reveals the trajectory of parliamentary debate on sex crimes over forty years in Victoria, Australia. We aimed to identify what might have led Parliament to support the introduction of restorative justice as an option for some sex crimes. We searched parliamentary records from 1976 to 2016 for debates on law reform for sex crimes that involved adult victims without intellectual disability. It was evident that politicians’ debates shifted in their constructs of offenses and victims in ways that appear to have created space to explore restorative justice.
Policy change to create supportive environments for physical activity and healthy eating: which options are the most realistic for local government?
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Date: 18-03-2011
Abstract: The objective is to identify and test regulatory options for creating supportive environments for physical activity and healthy eating among local governments in Victoria, Australia. A literature review identified nine potential areas for policy intervention at local government level, including the walking environment and food policy. Discussion documents were drafted which summarized the public health evidence and legal framework for change in each area. Levels of support for particular interventions were identified through semi-structured interviews conducted with key informants from local government. We conducted 11 key informant interviews and found support for policy intervention to create environments supportive of physical activity but little support for policy changes to promote healthy eating. Participants reported lack of relevance and competing priorities as reasons for not supporting particular interventions. Promoting healthy eating environments was not considered a priority for local government above food safety. There is a real opportunity for action to prevent obesity at local government level (e.g. mandate the promotion of healthy eating environments). For local government to have a role in the promotion of healthy food environments, regulatory change and suitable funding are required.
Related Organisations
Department Of Health, State Government Of Victoria
Location: No location found
Kings College London
Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Office Of The United Nations High Commissioner For Human Rights
Location: Switzerland
Michael Kirby Centre For Public Health And Human Rights
Location: Australia
Related Funding Activities
Law Review
Start Date: 1999
End Date: 1999
Funder: Victorian Health Promotion Foundation
View Funded ActivityVaccines And Rights
Start Date: 2003
End Date: 2003
Funder: World Health Organization
View Funded ActivityQuality Assurance
Start Date: 2001
End Date: 2001
Funder: Department of Human Services, State Government of Victoria
View Funded ActivityLaw Review
Start Date: 2007
End Date: 2007
Funder: National Heart Foundation of Australia
View Funded ActivityBioethics Teaching
Start Date: 2003
End Date: 2007
Funder: National Institutes of Health
View Funded Activity