C.23 ACT Strategic Plan for Positive Ageing 2010–2014

The ACT Strategic Plan for Positive Ageing has been developed in partnership with the ACT Ministerial Advisory Council on Ageing with a focus on the following key principles:

• social inclusion, participation and self-fulfilment
• respect and valuing
• support, independence and dignity
• partnerships
• consultation.

The work of the Office actively supports the strategies detailed in the plan, where applicable, as detailed below.

• the Office prosecutes those alleged to have committed violent and other offences against the elderly and applies consistent policies to such prosecutions, in order to work to eliminate violence against the elderly and protect and support victims of crime
• as reported elsewhere in this report, the Witness Assistance Service of the Office works to ensure that victims of crime and witnesses are informed and supported throughout their involvement with the criminal justice system
• the Office promotes policies that address discrimination, harassment, equal employment opportunity and industrial democracy in the workplace.

C.24 ACT Women’s Plan 2010–2015

The ACT Women’s Plan 2010-2015 provides a framework for working with the community to improve the status of all women and girls. The plan identifies three key priorities in achieving this: economic, social, and environmental. The work of the Office actively improves the status of women and girls in relation to this plan, as detailed below:

• the Office plays a leading role in the delivery, policy review and governance of the Family Violence Intervention Program;
• the Office prosecutes persons alleged to have committed violence against women and applies consistent policies to such prosecutions, in order to work to eliminate violence against women and their children and protect and to support victims of crime;
• as reported elsewhere in this report, the Witness Assistance Service of the Office works to ensure that victims of crime and witnesses are informed and supported throughout their involvement with the criminal justice system;
• the Office promotes policies addressing discrimination, harassment, equal employment opportunity and industrial democracy in the workplace; and
• the Office employs a significant number of women, and provides a family friendly working environment.