13/08/2026
Your voice matters
- Do you have experience of domestic and family violence (DFV) as a victim-survivor?
- Are you 18 years of age or older?
- Have you had contact with police, courts or another NSW justice agency about a DFV matter, as a victim-survivor, since 1 July 2024?
- Has your matter been finalised, or is it no longer under active investigation?
A University of Sydney research team would like to hear from you. Sharing your experiences of the justice process could help improve how the NSW justice system responds to and supports victim-survivors of DFV.
The research team is interested in finding out what works well and where there are gaps in justice processes and services.
Any information you share with the research team will be confidential. All names and any other
identifying information will be removed.
The team is interested in hearing from a diverse range of people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, LGBTIQA+ people, older people, and people who live in regional and remote areas.
Participation in this study is completely voluntary.
You choose how and when you take part — options include a conversation with someone from the University of Sydney team, an anonymous online survey, or sharing your experience in another way that feels right for you.
Reimbursement (via cash card) is available for participants who take part in an individual or group conversation or yarn with a member of the research team.
The study is funded by the NSW Department of Communities and Justice and coordinated by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research and the Office of the Women’s Safety Commissioner.
To learn more or to contact the research team, please visit https://www.sydney.edu.au/law/ourresearch/justice-system, email [email protected] or send a text or leave a voice message on
0481 063 317.
This research has been approved by the Human Research Ethics Committees of the University of
Sydney [2026/HE000155] and the Aboriginal Health & Medical Research Council [2578/26].
