Evaluations of court and tribunal support services
Summary
The table below lists recent evaluations of court and tribunal support services.
| Evaluation | Status of recommendations |
|---|---|
| Highlights from the 2022 Court Users and Legal Practitioners Satisfaction Surveys (December 2022) | The ACT Courts and Tribunal uses these surveys to continually inform improvement activities. |
| ACT Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List: Process and Outcome Evaluation Final Report (June 2022) – ANU Centre for Social Research & Methods | Several recommendations from the report recommended improvement for data collection and monitoring. This was echoed in the Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List, which recommended a Monitoring and Evaluation Framework be created. The Justice and Community Safety Directorate is working with stakeholders to develop a tool to facilitate monitoring and evaluation of individuals sentenced by the Drug and Alcohol Sentencing Court. |
| Review of the ACT Care and Protection Intensive List (November 2023) – ANU Centre for Social Research & Methods | The ACT Courts and Tribunal are reviewing the recommendations from the evaluation. |
| Evaluation of the Disability Justice Strategy – First Action Plan (February 2024) – First Person Consulting | Of the 19 recommendations in the evaluation seven are complete, six are in progress, and the remaining six relate to ongoing work (e.g. fostering organisational commitment to the Disability Justice Strategy, continued engagement with people living with disability). |
| Coronial restorative reform process: Overview, outcomes, priorities for next steps and a recommendation to support future restorative reform processes (May 2024) – Alistair Legge | Consideration of the recommendations arising from this report is ongoing. |
| Report into Restorative Justice and Coronial Hearings (2024) – Lindsay McCabe | Consideration of the recommendations arising from this report is ongoing. |
| Evaluation of ACT Intermediary Program: (ACT Human Rights Commission) Final Report (April 2025) | Victim Support ACT has already progressed some of the recommended actions, such as the training of stakeholders, and improving methods of data collection. Recommendations related to the expansion of the program and the way in which intermediaries are used in other justice-related contexts, are subject to additional resourcing and increase to funding. |
| Restorative justice conferencing for domestic and family violence and sexual violence: Evaluation of Phase Three of the ACT Restorative Justice Scheme (2025) – Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) | Implementations of the ten recommendations arising from this report is ongoing. In response to recommendations, the Restorative Justice Unit has taken steps to increase capacity, reduce wait times and manage referrals. |
| Pilot Coronial Therapeutic Support Group evaluation (2025) – Lindsay McCabe, Western Sydney University | Consideration is ongoing. |
| Evaluation of coronial brief intervention counselling pilot (ongoing) | This evaluation is ongoing. |