, is intended to crack down on repeat violent offenders through five specific Criminal Code changes.Creating a new reverse onus for serious repeat violent offences involving weapons where the accused was previously convicted of an offence of the same criteria within the past five years, with both being punishable by 10 years imprisonment or more.
Expanding the current intimate partner violence reverse onus to address the enhanced risk to also apply to accused persons previously discharged of an offence involving IPV; Requiring courts to consider an accused person's history of convictions for violence and other community safety concerns when making bail decisions.
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