It comes as NSW crime statistics reveal Aboriginal defendants account for one quarter of all apprehended domestic violence order (AVO) breaches. 

NSW Attorney General Mark Speakman this week announced the launch of the initiative, targeting Aboriginal defendants with AVOs. 

The pilot program will provide perpetrators with the option of meeting with an Aboriginal support officer to work out a plan to change their behaviour. 

Griffith is one of 46 NSW court locations to participate in the world-first voluntary project.

Those who volunteer for What’s Your Plan? will meet with an Aboriginal Client and Community Support Officer to develop a tailored strategy. 

If successful, Mr Speakman said the program would be rolled out further. 

The NSW Attorney General on Wednesday also announced there would be extended sitting weeks for Griffith District Court.

He said four extra sitting weeks in would “reduce the backlog of criminal trials in the region”. 

The addition is part of a $59 million investment by the NSW Government over two and a half years.

Member for Murray Adrian Piccoli, who also at the court for the announcement, said:

“The additional sittings weeks will deliver much needed relief for justice services in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area”.