How the Courts are dealing with domestic violence cases during COVID-19

With the perennial threat of a ‘second wave’ of the coronavirus exploding at any moment, many people in the community are interested in the way domestic violence cases are being handled by the Courts.

During the ‘first wave’ of COVID-19, Courts throughout Australia delayed hearing any criminal cases where the Accused had pleaded ‘not guilty’. This included domestic violence cases.

As such, these cases were not finalised for months. In fact, there are cases from 2019 which still have not been finalised.  These delays have led to concerns about the strain placed on the justice system.

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