NATION-LEADING DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE REFORMS STRENGTHEN VICTIM SUPPORT

BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 17 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement:

JOINT STATEMENT

Minister for Police and Emergency Services

The Honourable Dan Purdie

Acting Minister for Families, Seniors and Disability Services and Minister for Child Safety and the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence

The Honourable Ann Leahy

* The Crisafulli Government is delivering stronger protections for victims to make Queensland safer, and hold repeat domestic and family violence offenders to account. * The reforms increase the maximum penalty for breaching a Police Protection Direction and enable statewide expansions of the Electronic Monitoring Pilot. * TheCrisafulli Government is restoring...