The proposal would implement a National Domestic Violence Register (the Register), allowing police and relevant agencies to access and share information about a person’s previous family violence convictions to better manage risk and avoid future offending.

The Register would draw together data from states and territories to make information accessible to police and other relevant agencies. The Register would build on and complement recent family law amendments which allow information sharing in the family law courts. It would build on existing datasets at the state level to better enable police to identify individuals with a history of family violence and to respond to risks.

The proposal would be non-going and start on 1 July 2025.