a broader meaning, the Tasmanian Government elected to strictly define family violence criminally, economically and emotionally. In October 2013, Tasmanian Police stated that the family violence incidents in Tasmania were on a decreasing trend for the past several years. However, in May 2015 Tasmania Police revealed that the numbers were too high, with more than 50 new cases each week, a figure the police commissioner Darren Hine called "horrific". In May 2016, Hine stated that 400 more incidents were reported compared with the same period of 2015, a 20% increase from the, w previous year, with still between 40% and 80% incidents not being reported. On 31 August 2015, the government released Safe Homes, Safe Families: Tasmania's Family Violence Action Plan 2015-2020 program to tackle family violence. Through this plan, the government committed an additional A$25.57 million over four years. A review of the Family Violence Act 2004 was carried out in March 2008. It was amended in October 2019. Tasmania Police have various powers under the Justices Act 1959 and the Police Offences Act 1935 to respond to family violence situations. The Family Violence Act 2004 gave police new powers to deal with family violence, such as: entering private property, arresting perpetrators for issuing family violence orders and search of person and premises. Under Tasmanian law, a police officer is authorised to enter and remain on premises without warrant and use force to prevent family violence at the request of the person who apparently resides on the premises. The police officer can also enter premises if he or she reasonably suspects that family violence is being, has been, or is likely to be committed on those premises. Victoria Victoria has been at the forefront of family violence policy development and reform in Australia for the past 15 years and has been influential in propelling reforms in other Australian and international jurisdictions. In 2002, the Victorian Law Reform Commission's review of family violence laws sparked a number of changes in Victoria. The Law Reform Commission was part of the 2005 integrated service system developed by the Victorian Government. Among those, the Magistrates Court of Victoria introduced a specialist Family Violence Court Division, integrated family violence support services, Magistrates’ Court Family Violence Taskforce and released its own paper entitled Response to Family Violence 2015–2017. In 2008, the Victorian Government introduced new laws to tackle family violence. As such, the Family Violence