1. Domestic Violence
Just one time I did see the doctor in secret and she said I must go to the hospital. ... Studies proved that in Queensland from 1 January 1998 to 31 August 1998 there were a total of 36 homicides with 17 of these being domestic episodes (QPS Operational Police Statistics 1998). ... If the perpetrator breaches the order in any way, the police can intervene and the guilty party can be either fined up to $6000 or imprisoned for up to 18 months. ... Under the law as it stood the police were reluctant to interfere in domestic relationships and an abused partner now has a method to seek help indep...
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