Western Australia will receive an additional $19.3 million in Commonwealth funding over the next four years through an extension to the National Partnership on Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence Responses 2021-2027.

The funding is for two Commonwealth programs announced in the October 2022-23 Federal Budget: Innovative Perpetrator Responses Initiative; and 500 new family, domestic and sexual violence community workers.

The Innovative Perpetrator Responses Initiative will provide more than $3 million to Western Australia to trial new approaches to intervene with perpetrators of family and domestic violence.

In a joint statement, the WA and federal governments said funding will be aimed at "holding perpetrators accountable, preventing them from reoffending, and improving victim-survivor safety".

Funding of more than $16 million will add to a contribution of $4.8 million from the WA government to fund 50 new community workers to support people who have experienced family, domestic or sexual violence.

The Western Australian government received the first payment on 7 June 2023.

Kurin Minang human rights expert, law academic and member of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Dr Hannah McGlade, told National Indigenous Times it is "great to see this level of investment into addressing violence against women".

"Aboriginal people have long called for community-based preventative responses, including healing for survivors. We need to see greater investment into culturally appropriate responses to violence," she said.

"Over a decade ago Amnesty advised the Australian government to establish a permanent taskforce made up of Aboriginal experts to lead policy, research and legal advice to governments. This still has not happened and it's time Aboriginal women's lives were truly valued, including through recognition of necessary structural reforms."

Western Australian Minister for the Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence, Sabine Winton, said the investment through the National Partnership Agreement "demonstrates the state and Commonwealth governments' commitment to supporting women, children and families experiencing or at risk of violence".

"I really welcome this additional funding, which will ultimately result in more frontline workers being able to respond to family and domestic violence, as well as the opportunity to trial new approaches to intervening with perpetrators," she said.

"While our priority is always to protect victim-survivors, we need to hold perpetrators accountable for their behaviour.

"The Cook government is already investing in perpetrator programs, particularly men's behaviour change programs, in locations across the state and this funding provides an important opportunity to look at alternative ways to address the root cause of this serious issue."

Federal Minister for Social Services Amanda Rishworth said the Albanese government has "made women's safety a national priority and is providing the focus and national leadership needed to deliver change".

"Along with states and territories, we have set a goal to end gender-based violence within a generation. Realising this goal has been a key focus of our government.

"Investing in a strengthened service system aligns with the aims of the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022-2032 to strengthen workforce capability and deliver services which are trauma-informed and culturally safe."