Domestic violence offenders may be tracked using GPS ankle bracelets

Federal government proposal to monitor high-risk perpetrators of family and domestic violence will be taken to Coag for consideration by states and territories

Ankle bracelets could be used to track high-risk perpetrators of family and domestic violence under a proposal to be put forward by the federal government.

The proposal will see GPS monitoring devices attached to offenders who pose an immediate risk to their partners, children and other family members, similar to existing measures imposed on high-risk sex offenders in some states and territories.

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