https://resources.judicialcollege.vic.edu.au/article/1053062

Section 5.4 - Men

In case anyone in Victoria who is a man and looks for assistance in the case of family violence, it might be worth understanding the mindset that the people who deal with will have.

The majority of this is focusing on men being violent. Then, when assessing the man who "claims" to be a victim, they should be interrogated as though they are the perpetrator. Using things like:

"Were you at fault, in any way in causing her violence?"

Imagine if there were government documents with this reversed. Asking a woman what she did to make the man hit her.

"What has held you back from seeking help earlier or trying to escape the situation? "

Again, "why didn't you just leave him"

And then it goes in to essentially look for any avenue that may excuse the violence before finally deciding that:

Men who are victims

Men who are genuinely victims of violence from female partners or other family members (e.g. adolescent or adult children) might be assisted by:

•the Men’s Referral Service (which has a database of services for both users and victims of family violence);

•the Victims of Crime Helpline;

•the Victim’s Assistance and Counselling Program (see also VOCAT assistance); and

•their local community health service.

That's it. 70 words out of 4080. That's their entire solution for men who are victims. Point them to a service, which, on their front page says:

The Men’s Referral Service is the national counselling, information and referral service for men who use violence and abuse to change their behaviour.

So even if you get through the interrogation trying to pin everything on you, they point you to an organisation that defaults to you being the abuser.

Not saying it's not worth reporting, but, bear in mind that they will look for any and every reason to avoid viewing you as a victim.