The ACT Government’s Domestic and Family Violence Risk Assessment and Management Framework (DFV-RAMF) claims to be an evidence-based system for identifying and managing family-violence risk. But on inspection, the so-called “ Practice Guide 1: Screening for Adults ” and “ Fact Sheet 7: Risk Management Conversation Guide ” operate less like diagnostic tools and more like ideological scripts . They cannot return a “no risk” result , they direct workers to “proactively name th

An evidence-based approach This report addresses and refutes the assertion that the mere presence of licensed firearms in the custody of a respondent to a family violence (FV) allegation provides a statistical basis for inferring elevated risk. Furthermore, it comprehensively argues that punitive measures such as automatic firearm removal and a 10-year prohibition imposed solely on the basis of an unproven allegation represent an unwarranted breach of proportionality and huma