Advocates say the bill would help prevent abusers from surveilling and stalking their victims after leaving the relationship. CTIA did not respond to several requests for comment about its lobbying to weaken the proposal. If passed into law, the proposal would allow survivors to exit a shared family phone plan – with some required documentation – within 48 hours of making the request. Under the proposed federal legislation, victims would either have to describe their situation in an affidavit or provide police documents as evidence. In Australia, the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732.

Source: The Guardian May 06, 2021 10:00 UTC