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NSW courts can now issue a new type of protection order against domestic violence offenders.
Under the scheme, courts can order that perpetrators be subjected to phone monitoring by police.
The NSW government says it has invested $9.3 million into the scheme.
The orders can allow police to monitor an offender’s phone and download its contents in real time.
Domestic violence perpetrators can also be ordered to notify police if they open dating profiles or enter into new relationships.
[Ed: I do not recall any women’s groups agitating for this and considering that these DV laws are often being weaponised against female victims, I am not even sure these provisions are benevolent. Furthermore, inexplicably we still do not have a functional Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme which would play a more vital preventative role in helping women avoid forming relationships with these men in the first place.]
Source: NSW Police can monitor phones of DV offenders under new protections for victim-survivors – ABC News