Family Violence Policy

1. We will ensure our employees and distributors have training so that they are aware of our family violence procedures and can identify and deal appropriately and sensitively with customers affected by family violence.
2. We will protect private and confidential information of customers affected by family violence through ensuring we have processes in place to secure this information.
3. We will minimise the number of times that our customers need to tell us that they have been affected by family violence.
4. Our claims handling processes will be considerate and sensitive should our customers need to make a claim under their insurance policy with us, and they are affected by family violence.
5. We will adopt a different process and consider the risk if we are aware that a customer’s debt involves a situation of family violence.
6. We will provide our customers with access to Financial Hardship help and include customers affected by family violence in our internal financial hardship guidelines.
7. We will inform our customers, employees, distributors and service suppliers about information and support processes available to assist customers experiencing family violence.
8. We will refer our customers, employees and distributors to specialist services.
9. We will support our employees who are affected by family violence or where they have assisted a customer affected by family violence.

Family violence is “violent, threatening or other behaviour by a person that coerces or controls a member of the person’s family ... or causes the family member to be fearful.”*. Family violence includes physical violence, emotional abuse, financial or economic abuse and damage to property.

Call 000 for Police and Ambulance help if you are in immediate danger.

The following organisations can assist you with family violence issues:

Domestic violence advice and support

• 1800RESPECT: www.1800respect.org.au or at 1800 737 732 (24 hours)
  24 hour national sexual assault, family and domestic violence counselling line for any
  Australian who has experienced, or is at risk of, family and domestic violence and/or
  sexual assault.
• Lifeline: www.lifeline.org.au  or at 13 11 14
  Lifeline is a national charity providing all Australians experiencing a personal crisis with
  access to 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention services.
• Relationships Australia: www.relationships.org.au or at 1300 364 277
  A leading provider of relationship support services for individuals, families and
  communities. It aims to support all people in Australia to achieve positive and
  respectful relationships.
• Men’s Line Australia: www.mensline.org.au or at 1300 789 978
  Supports men and boys who are dealing with family and relationship difficulties. 24
  hour telephone and online support an information service for Australian men.

Further resources and information including state based contacts

• Help is here Campaign (www.dss.gov.au/women/help-is-here-campaign)
  Provides information on support services available to anyone affected by domestic and
  family violence, to help them access the support they need, when they need it.
• White Ribbon Campaign
  Find services in your state or territory with links to domestic violence hotlines.
  (www.whiteribbon.org.au/find-help/support-services)