A recent report by the Queensland treasury has revealed there were over 2,500 domestic violence protection order breaches in Cairns in 2019-2020.
The findings rank Cairns the fourth highest in breaches in Queensland and show a 25% increase in breaches since 2018.
North Queensland Women’s Legal Service principal solicitor Hayley Grainger said a protection order in itself does not keep a woman safe and instead we need to focus on establishing a better resource system.
"At the moment there is too much demand on the system," said Grainger.
"If there is no accountability for that perpetrator, they will breach the order."