Attorney-General George Brandis is being urged to do more to protect domestic violence victims in court.
Independent MP Cathy McGowan has asked parliament to scrap a provision that allows self-represented violent offenders to cross-examine their victims.
Moving a motion on Monday, Ms McGowan called on the government to urgently legislate to protect victims giving evidence in court.
The practice was exposing already traumatised and broken victims to further pain.
"Imagine the circumstance when a victim of such violence finally gets out of that situation ... is exposed to further violence by their abuser in the family court system," she said.
Liberal MP Karen McNamara backed the motion, saying it was "unacceptable" for an alleged abuser to be able to cross-examine their victim.
"There is nothing more confronting than having to interact with a victim's perpetrator in a formal court setting," she said.
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