Country

Laws

Draft laws/ recommendations/ NGO reports

Australia

• New South Wales

• Victoria

• Queensland

• South Australia
  

• Australian Capital

• Western Aus

• Tasmania

• Victims Support and Rehabilitation Act 1996*
• Criminal Procedure Act 1986*
• Bail Act 1978*
• Crimes Act 1900*
  
  
  

• Crimes (Family violence) Act 1987*

• Domestic and family protection Act 1989*

• Domestic Violence Act 1994*

• Domestic Violence and Protection Orders Act 2001*
  

• Family Court Act 1997*
• Restraining Orders Act 1997*

• Family Violence Act 2004*

• Evaluation of the NSW apprehended violence order scheme
• Model domestic violence laws 1999
• Domestic violence discussion paper

Bangladesh

• The Prevention of Oppression Against Women and Children Act 2000*
  
  
• Acid –Offences Prevention Act 2002*

• Law Commission final report on the proposed law of domestic violence with a draft bill, the domestic violence act; 2005*
  
  
• Domestic violence information and analysis paper*

Cambodia

• Law on the prevention of domestic violence and the protection of victims 2005

• Draft law on the prevention of Domestic Violence (24 July, 2001)*
  
  
• Draft Law on the prevention of domestic violence against women (1997)*

Hong Kong

• Domestic violence ordinance 1986

India

• The Protection from Domestic Violence Bill (2001)*
  
  
• Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
  
  
• Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Rules, 2006

• Domestic Violence Against Women (Prevention) Bill 2001 (NGO: Lawyer’s collective)*
  
  
• Update and briefing note on the campaign for a civil law on domestic violence*

Indonesia

• Draft anti-domestic violence bill 2002 (in Bhasa only)

Japan

• Law for the Prevention of Spousal Violence and the Protection of Victims 2002, amended 2004*

Kazakhstan

• Gender research and violence against women*

Korea

• Punishment of sexual assault crime and protection of victim act law 4702, 1994
• Prevention of domestic violence and victim protection Act – special act for the punishment of domestic violence, 1998*
• Gender discrimination prevention and relief act 1999

• A collection of gender related legal acts of the republic of Korea, 2000

Lao PDR

• Penal code 1989*
  
  
• Family law 1990*
  
  
• Section 1: offense against national security and
  orderliness*

Malaysia

• Domestic violence act 1994, act 521*

• Memorandum review and proposals for amendments to the domestic violence Act 1994*
  
  
• Monitoring the domestic violence Act: a report by women’s aid organization

Mongolia

• Law Combating Domestic Violence, 2004
• Family law 1999

• Draft law of Mongolia against domestic violence (NGO) 1999*
  
  
• Conceptual background of the law against domestic violence*
  
  
• Draft law of Mongolia against domestic and household violence 2003 (NGO)*

Pacific

• Bill for the Family Protection, 2001, Vanuatu

• Fiji – sexual assault law reform – NGO background paper

Pakistan

• The Punjab Prevention of Domestic violence Bill 2003*
  
  
• Women Protection Bill 2006
  
  
• Prevention of Domestic Violence Bill 2005
  
  
• Code of criminal procedure (amendments) ordinance 2002

• Relevant newspaper articles
  
  
• Report of the commission of inquiry for women 1997
  
  
• Pakistan: insufficient protection of women (AI) 2002
  
  
• Pakistan ten years into the Beijing platform for action 2005
  
  
• Shirkat Gah comments on Women Protection Bill
  
  
• Why Hudood Ordinances must be repealed

Philippines

• Provisions of the draft substitute bill on domestic violence: an act defining domestic violence, providing measure and penalties therefore and for other purposes
  
  
• Position paper in the anti-abuse against women in intimate relationships bill 2002 (NGO: women’s legal bureau)*

Sri Lanka

• Prevention of Domestic Violence Act No 34, 2005
  
  
• Domestic violence Bill 2002*

• New law on domestic violence - ensuring implementation
  
  
• Plan of action supporting the prevention of domestic violence act 2005*
  
  
• Draft legislation on domestic violence 2002 (NGO: women and media collective)*
  
  
• Draft bill on women’s rights 2004

Taiwan

• Anti-domestic violence bill (Chinese only)

Thailand

• S. 53 VAW (translated)
• DVAW bill (Thai only)

Timor Leste

• Draft law on Domestic violence, 2003*

Viet Nam

• Art 151 Penal code
  
  
  
• Art 4 Law on Marriage and the Family
  
  
• Art. 107 Law on Marriage and the Family