Further promises to stamp out domestic violence are made by the government in the lead up to the election, with a sentencing review and a specific women's and family court all on the table.
Share this articleThe NSW government has pledged to appoint more magistrates to the local court system to clear the backlog of domestic violence cases if re-elected at the March state election.If re-elected, the government will commission a review of all domestic-violence related sentences
The government's pledge would see five new permanent magistrates appointed in July to deal with the huge delays in local courts that mean some domestic violence victims are waiting nine months to have their cases heard. "We have a problem in the local court, in terms of timeliness of dealing with all matters, including domestic and family violence matters," Mr Speakman said today.Last month, BOCSAR released analysis that showed the average time it takes to contest a domestic violence case had blown out from 160 days pre-COVID to 270 days at the end of the past financial year.Attorney-General Mark Speakman said bolstering the number of magistrates should clear the system backlog by the end of 2024.
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