NSW men and women will be able to check if their partner has a history of domestic violence. Under the scheme, people who are potentially at risk will be able to apply online or over the phone to access information about their partner. MORE: 9News
will soon be able to check if their partner has a history of domestic violence, in a new trial safety scheme rolled out by the state government.
Under the Right To Ask scheme, people who are potentially at risk of domestic violence will be able to ask NSW Police about their partner's previous violent or abusive offending. "There are simply too many heartbreaking stories of women and men being seriously hurt or murdered in circumstances where the perpetrators had a history of prior domestic and violent criminal offences that they didn't know about," NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet said.NSW will allow people potentially at risk of domestic violence to check their partner's criminal history.
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