Transforming Justice Australia provides
community based restorative justice responses
to sexual abuse and related harm.
We work with people harmed by & people responsible for sexual abuse, their family members & communities.
Values of voice, accountability, dignity, choice and hope guide our work.
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Our work supports people harmed and responsible for harm, their families and communities.
We rely on the support and generosity of the community.
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Our mission is to prevent, respond to and reduce the impact of sexual abuse using restorative approaches.
We believe survivors are experts in their lives.
We centre survivor needs, choices and wishes for meaningful justice.
We work with people impacted by sexual abuse including those responsible, their families and community.
We are informed by lived and learnt experience, and emerging practices.
We practice values of survivor voice, dignity, accountability, choice and hope in all of our work.
We commit to being flexible, to learn and evolve, and to be informed by the community.
We endeavour to build trust, partnerships and sustainable work practices.
Acknowledgement
We acknowledge and pay respects to the traditional owners on the land we work and live, and acknowledge that this land was stolen.
Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.
We live and work on many lands in Australia and in Aotearoa New Zealand.
We strive to live and work in a way that honours the Treaty of Waitangi and the obligations for white settlers.
We recognise that rangatiratanga (sovereignty) was never ceded, that the impact of colonisation is ongoing.
We recognise that colonising practices continue to this day in both Australia and Aotearoa, and cause ongoing harm to First Peoples and communities.
We believe that restorative approaches to past and ongoing harm may offer important lessons and opportunities for accountability.
We commit to practising personal and organisational accountability in our work, relationships and communities.
We support the Uluru Statement from the Heart - Voice, Treaty and Truth.
Our restorative principles
Survivor-oriented:
We are led by survivors’ voice, choice and wishes.
Personal and meaningful accountability:
We invite the person responsible to be accountable for harm in ways
which are meaningful to the person harmed.
Do no further harm:
We prioritize the safety, dignity and well-being of all participants.
Narrative approach:
We use dialogue and storytelling as mechanisms to address harm.
We use language that promotes accountability, hope and future planning.
Strengths- and community-based:
We recognize people are experts in their own lives.
We draw on solutions and capacities offered by community.
A restorative process:
We ensure restorative processes are voluntary, consent-based, participatory,
and flexible to meet the survivor’s needs.
Our accountability
Commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
Transforming Justice Australia is committed to embracing diversity and eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our services.
We commit to challenging all abuse of power, and advocating in support of those impacted by discrimination. We advocate for the use of restorative and inclusive practices to address such harm.
Transforming Justice Australia welcomes all people irrespective of ethnicity, lifestyle choice, faith, sexual orientation and gender identity.
Commitment to culturally responsive practice
We honour the wisdom, strength and practices that have kept Aboriginal communities safe, flourishing and connected.
We recognise the harmful impact of colonisation.
We commit to rebalancing power, opportunity and justice, through our advocacy and our work.
We seek to be guided by First Nations voices and advisors, Aboriginal controlled organisations and community members.
We commit to deepening our understanding especially when working with First Nations communities.
We undertake to seek permission to work on country and only when invited, and to follow the lead of our First Nations communities and elders.
Our work
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Types of matters:
survivor initiated process
16 years old or older
harm caused by sexual abuse (adult sexual assault or child sexual abuse or related harm)
community based (referrals can be made pre report or post report, i.e. no conviction required)
located in Australia
Transforming Justice Australia is a free, confidential service
For more information or to discuss intake: call 0492 552 653 or info@transformingjustice.org.au
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We are committed to the development of scientific evidence-based practice; the development of our programs is predicated on the best available scientific research evidence.
We are committed to providing evidence for the efficacy of our work and will use a monitoring and evaluation framework that looks at process, outcome and impacts.
Whilst we value the scientific method, at heart we are knowledge seekers: curious, open to learning, willing to explore and driven to understand practices that have longevity, that are understood in community to lessen harm and that are respected in local fields.
We balance learnings from the scientific field with learnings from community, and as we are not ideologically driven to practice in any particular way, able to continually adapt our work as best-practice around what works, for whom, under what conditions and why develops. Read more here
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We provide training in restorative practices and work closely with a range of organisations to build understanding and awareness of restorative practices and how they can be situated to support the needs of those harmed and responsible for sexual abuse.
Sexual abuse impacts all communities, organisations, schools and our society as a whole. Responding to sexual abuse, and understanding the impact on those harmed and those responsible is everyone’s responsibility.
Transforming Justice Australia may be able to work with your community, organisation or company to develop restorative responses to address sexual abuse or other related harms. Read more here
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We provide the following services:
General Advice - to organizations in support of the prevention and responses to sexual abuse and harmful sexual behaviours.
Co-Design - to assist organizations or communities to co-design a restorative response.
Research Services – assist organisation or communities to develop a monitoring and evaluation framework or to provide services via consultancy.
Knowledge and learning – providing training on restorative practice for government, schools, companies, community organizations through individual training or webinars.
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Our advocacy, reform and campaign initiatives are guided by our commitment to:
work in ways that are restorative, that promote healing, accountability, and that do no further harm;
always listen to the voices of individuals and communities harmed by sexual abuse;
build opportunities for inviting and supporting meaningful accountability from those responsible for harm; and
take time to understand the complex causes and factors that contribute to sexual abuse and other forms of violence.
We advocate for the importance of community responses to sexual abuse, and are committed to elevating the voices of those harmed and those over- represented as victims of violence and in contact with the justice system including First Nations, people living with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, children and young people.
As a small organisation we are grateful for the support of volunteers, partnerships and collaborations which can assist our advocacy initiatives.
If volunteering for this purpose or supporting our work through a collaboration is of interest to you, we’d love to hear from you. Find out more here
Transforming Justice Australia is proud to be auspiced by
Community Restorative Centre
Community Restorative Centre Ltd is a registered charity, with authority to fundraise (CFN11034), and has been providing transition support services since 1951. Donations over $2 are tax deductible.
Prefer to donate by EFT? Contact Community Restorative Centre for more information
To make a tax deductable donation to Transforming Justice Australia or Community Restorative Centre follow the link below or contact CRC on +61 2 9288 8700
“…how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time, remain in touch
with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed?”
— bell hooks
Contact us
To make a referral for restorative justice click here
If you are in a crisis, please call 000 or 1800 RESPECT.
We can provide support, advice and referrals for people harmed and people responsible for harm, their family or friends.
Contact us if your organisation or community would like to discuss our specialist advisory, training or research services.
email. info@transformingjustice.org.au
phone. 0493 552 653
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