NSW Coalition pledges feasibility study for specialist domestic violence courts

Domestic violence cases would be heard in specialist courts under a proposal being considered by the NSW Coalition government. Photograph: kieferpix/Getty Images/iStockphoto

The New South Wales Coalition will consider establishing standalone domestic violence courts, which Labor says are almost a decade overdue.

Domestic violence cases would be heard by dedicated magistrates and potentially later in specialised court buildings under the Coalition’s election pledge.