00:00Reforms Hannah Clarke's parents say could prevent anyone else going through the horror
00:08they've endured.
00:09It should have been a line in the sand when we lost our family.
00:12We should not have any more murders happening.
00:14And this hopefully may help to slow it down.
00:17New legislation will give police powers to issue on the spot 12 month protection directions
00:23to domestic and family violence perpetrators.
00:26It means offenders who commit an act of domestic violence in that time against the aggrieved
00:31can face up to three years in jail.
00:34Currently, officers can only deliver a five day notice before going to a judge for a longer
00:39term.
00:40This is about giving police the tools that they need to ensure that more victims are protected,
00:46that victims are protected in a timely manner and that perpetrators are held to account.
00:51The legislation provides no additional protections for victim survivors.
00:56What it does is save police paperwork.
00:58Amy McVie is concerned about the increased power handed to officers.
01:03The Queensland Police Service is continually and regularly identifying men as the person
01:10most need of protection when in fact they are the perpetrator.
01:14In any investigation where a female is identified as the potential or alleged perpetrator, a gendered
01:21centred review will be undertaken.
01:24Parliament resumes on Thursday.
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