[no bill text published] Mandatory prison sentences for specific domestic violence order breaches
Domestic and Family Violence and Victims Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
Assembly
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
Courts must send offenders to prison for specific breaches of domestic violence orders
Mandatory prison terms only apply to offences committed after the law starts
The Community Violence Support Unit must tell a registered person if an offender breaches electronic monitoring conditions
The law expands who can be defined as a Community Violence Support Unit officer
Analysts providing evidence by certificate must be authorised under the Traffic Act 1987
The law clarifies who can act as assessors for the financial assistance scheme