The murder of a woman in central west NSW this week is not the first time a gap in the New South Wales justice system has put victims in regional areas at risk, according to a former Magistrate.
The ABC can reveal another woman was allegedly murdered in regional NSW last year after her former partner was granted bail by a court registrar in similar circumstances. "It's just platitudes, it's just words, they need to act on it… the laws definitely need to be changed about letting violent offenders and serious offenders out on bail," she said.The family member said their lives have been "a real hell" since the woman, who was also a mother, was killed."This absolutely destroys families.
"There's a lot of exposure to domestic and family violence within the realm of their work, and registrars may not necessarily have that level of expertise, they probably don't have the same breadth of experience around domestic and family violence when they might also not have as much training." A Communities and Justice Department spokesperson gave a statement this week saying registrars "play a critical role" in NSW court operations.
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