The laws will ensure defendants granted bail on a charge of breaching a DV-related intervention order by either threatening or committing a violent act will be subject to mandatory strict conditions of home detention and electronic monitoring.

The move mirrors similar provisions in place for defendants accused of offences involving serious or organised crime.

Defendants will be unable to leave the home unless for specific permitted reasons – such as travelling to work or to a medical appointment – with the monitoring device capable of providing real-time alerts if any home detention conditions are breached.

The Government has also passed legislation to provide access to 15 days paid leave for domestic and family violence in the public service as well as legislation to make the experience of domestic violence a ground of discrimination in the Equal Opportunity Act.

The Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence, led by Commissioner Natasha Stott Despoja AO, will formally commence on 1 July and will examine five key themes, aligned with the National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children 2022-2032.

The legislation and the Royal Commission are in addition to other measures being undertaken by the State Government.