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The Liberal National Party has revealed more details of proposed changes to domestic violence laws that will be introduced in a private members bill when Parliament resumes for the year.
Opposition leader Tim Nicholls outlined a proposal on Sunday which would mean victims of domestic violence would be immediately notified when an alleged offender applied for bail.
Mother-of-four Teresa Bradford was trying to find a new place to live before she was killed by her estranged husband in her Pimpama home on Tuesday. Nine News
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Mother-of-four Teresa Bradford was trying to find a new place to live before she was killed by her estranged husband in her Pimpama home on Tuesday. Nine News
Mr Nicholls has already announced the LNP would seek to change the bail laws so the onus of proof was on those accused of domestic violence offences to prove they should be released.
He said the Labor government had suggested similar measures, but it was waiting for a series of judicial reviews which he said would take too long.
"We've heard stories of people saying, 'if only I had known, I could have taken action,'" Mr Nicholls said.
"Unfortunately, nothing has been done for too long."
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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said last week that they were reviewing whether the onus of proof for bail needed to be changed in domestic violence cases.
The review and LNP's bill were prompted by the murder of mother-of-four Teresa Bradford, who was choked and bashed in her Gold Coast home by her estranged partner after he was released on bail.
The review and LNP's bill were prompted by the murder of mother-of-four Teresa Bradford Photo: Facebook
A candlelight vigil is scheduled for Sunday night in her honour outside her home on Matas Drive at Pimpama.
A Facebook page set up to promote the event said the community has lost "a beautiful soul" and they "wish nothing but the best for her family and friends."