A set-to-be expanded NSW program to protect women fleeing domestic violence failed to aid a mother whose alleged murder helped spark the rollout of emergency funding to prevent attacks.
A review is being undertaken into Molly Ticehurst's engagement with government agencies and support services in the lead-up to her death in April, Domestic Violence Prevention Minister Jodie Harrison told state parliament on Thursday.
Ms Ticehurst was allegedly murdered in her Forbes home by her former partner, who had earlier been granted bail after being charged with stalking and raping her.
The 28-year-old early educator had been promised help to secure her home but the work was not carried out in the weeks before her death, The Guardian reported.
Following Ms Ticehurst's death, the state government announced plans to tighten bail laws for alleged domestic violence offenders.
The legal changes are due to go before parliament on Thursday.
It also unveiled a $230 million, four-year emergency package to help combat domestic violence, including $48 million for a statewide rollout of the "staying home leaving violence program".
The scheme incorporates the installation of better security measures, among other steps, to help victims of domestic violence and their children to remain in their homes.
Ms Harrison previously told parliament the program involves services using their relationships with providers to install urgent security upgrades when asked whether introducing a quick turnaround time would be included in the scheme's expanded rollout.
But on Thursday she admitted "obviously something has gone wrong" in the case of Ms Ticehurst, who reportedly had been left waiting 14 days for her home-security upgrade.
The cabinet office was reviewing the young woman's interactions with government agencies and domestic violence services in the lead-up to her death, Ms Harrison said.
"I'm not in a position to comment on the specifics of what happens step-by-step," she said.
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