Domestic and family violence experts warn measure risks victims being wrongly labelled as perpetrators by police
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The Queensland government says it will allow police officers to issue instant year-long domestic violence protection orders – a proposal that experts say could put vulnerable women at greater risk of harm.
The state’s police minister, Dan Purdie, says the plan would save “hundreds of thousands of hours” of police time.
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