Restorative Justice

We offer a service of restorative mediation - a neutral setting for people to talk directly to each other and develop a deeper understanding of their circumstances. Our aim is to facilitate communication between the parties and open up a dialogue between them so that the real human impact of conduct can be understood. Some of the outcomes of restorative mediation might include:

• Genuine engagement between those affected by criminal conduct
• An expression of the full impact that criminal conduct has had
• The provision of answers to important questions about the criminal conduct
• Individuals taking responsibility for their actions
• Humanisation of the criminal justice system
• Restored peace between individuals within communities
• Active restoration of losses suffered
• A forum for the realisation of genuine remorse
• An ability for victims to make sense of their tragedy and assist them relieve their fears
• Personal deterrence for those who have engaged in criminal conduct

When might you use our service?

• A criminal charge has not yet been preferred but is anticipated
• The matter cannot be dealt with by the Justice Mediation Program
• The prosecution/ police will not consent to mediation
• There are time-sensitive issues to finalising the matter
• To evidence remorse and restoration at sentence