According to Queensland police statistics, three domestic violence orders (DVOs) are broken each hour with 27, 500 DVOs broken in 2018 alone, averaging 75 breaches a day.
Queensland Women’s Legal Service CEO, Angela Lynch, said the increase in breaches may have positive consequences if more women seek help and the cases are prioritised by the police while the courts issue more protection orders.
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