risk indicator of future choking, suffocation or domestic and family strangulation in a domestic violence related setting, commenced on 5 homicides. Consultation May 2016. will occur with relevant legal and community stakeholders to consider ways to improve the legal response to this serious criminal conduct. 121 The Queensland Government The Queensland The Criminal Law (Domestic considers the sufficiency of Government is Violence) Amendment Act penalties to hold perpetrators to committed to ensuring 2015 increased maximum account for repeat perpetrators are held to penalties for breaches of contraventions of Domestic account and will review Domestic Violence Orders, Violence Orders. penalties. was passed by Parliament on 15 October 2015. This amendment commenced on 22 October 2015. 126 The Queensland Government The Queensland The rollout of the domestic establishes a state-wide Government will violence duty lawyer service lawyer service for domestic and provide additional across 14 locations is family violence matters in funding for the complete (including in the Magistrates Courts for both expansion of the specialist domestic and applicants and respondents. domestic violence duty family violence Magistrates service to a total Court at Southport). of 14 locations across Funding has been allocated the State through Legal for the continuation of the Aid Queensland. domestic violence duty lawyer services in the current 14 locations from 2016-17, including enhancing the model so representation is provided in court for all applicants and respondents in six court locations that deal with high numbers of domestic and family violence matters. 127 The Queensland Government The Queensland Guidelines (case develops a position description Government will work management standards) and guidelines for the with Legal Aid have been developed. The service to ensure: Queensland to develop case management standards position descriptions include the expectations of
risk indicator of future domestic and family violence related homicides. Consultation will occur with relevant legal and community stakeholders to consider ways to improve the legal response to this serious criminal conduct. choking, suffocation or strangulation in a domestic setting, commenced on 5 May 2016. 121 The Queensland Government considers the sufficiency of penalties to hold perpetrators to account for repeat contraventions of Domestic Violence Orders. The Queensland Government is committed to ensuring perpetrators are held to account and will review penalties. The Criminal Law (Domestic Violence) Amendment Act 2015 increased maximum penalties for breaches of Domestic Violence Orders, was passed by Parliament on 15 October 2015. This amendment commenced on 22 October 2015. 126 The Queensland Government establishes a state-wide service for domestic and family violence matters in Magistrates Courts for both applicants and respondents. The Queensland Government will provide additional funding for the expansion of the domestic violence duty lawyer service to a total of 14 locations across the State through Legal Aid Queensland. The rollout of the domestic violence duty lawyer service across 14 locations is complete (including in the specialist domestic and family violence Magistrates Court at Southport). Funding has been allocated for the continuation of the domestic violence duty lawyer services in the current 14 locations from 2016-17, including enhancing the model so representation is provided in court for all applicants and respondents in six court locations that deal with high numbers of domestic and family violence matters. 127 The Queensland Government develops a position description and guidelines for the service to ensure: The Queensland Government will work with Legal Aid Queensland to develop position descriptions Guidelines (case management standards) have been developed. The case management standards include the expectations of
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