IN THE MATTER OF THE ROYAL COMMISSION INTO F AMIL Y VIOLENCE

ATTACHMENT WS-S TO STATEMENT OF WENDY MAREE STEENDAM

Date of document: 9 July 2015 Filed on behalf of: State of Victoria Prepared by: Victorian Government Solicitors Office Level 33 80 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3000

This is the attachment marked WS- S' produced and shown to WENDY MAREE STEENDAM at the time of signing her Statement on 9 July 2015.

Before me: ...

An Australian Legal Practitioner within the meaning of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (Victoria)

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Put>lishec! bv tr~ Depa,.trMnt for victorian Commuri\le,

'I Spnr.g S~eet Melbourn~, Victoria 3000 r".-vember '>(,OS

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.-t\uthori~ed bV l~~ Departr:"ent fo' Vi~:ton~n COl"'1m:.m,t'e~·

D$Igf"led hy CP.lSIUf De::>lprt Prrr,led by JolIn Herrod .\. AssnC!ate~

fhc [~epaltmpr.t for ·· .. /1t.10W:tr, Commur.ltles will pr('l\.ilJe uf.\0at~d ~nlorrr"ltlor,

~k>u1 the new dpprnFtt:il h) iamlly vil')lencp an.1 the Women'~ Sah't·, STr<Jte~1v :J r. the OthC'€,, :"'If Won\9"'~ ?nkv \~t,'I~.tp - WV\'W\",o"'~r 'I/ .;~ gov.':- :.'

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