For the past decade Colleen Wainwright has represented countless victims of domestic violence working as a police prosecutor.

She's one of many in the sector calling for changes in legislation that would allow body-worn camera footage to be used in court proceedings in place of victims attending court.

"It's very often a credible account of what has taken place," she said.

"It shows the full emotion of what this person has just gone through. She is often crying, she is often distressed and has children with her."

Currently, to proceed with criminal action on a domestic violence matter in Queensland, a victim is required to testify in court.

The process can often be daunting, and as a result many choose not to go ahead with the proceedings.

"The greatest frustration would have to be an aggrieved who decides she no longer wishes to proceed with the application, we as police have an obligation to proceed because it's the only way we can bring this perpetrator to account," Ms Wainwright said.

Samantha (not her real name) says she may have left an abusive relationship earlier if she didn't have to attend court.

She said she was gripped with anxiety and "thought it would be easier to just not go".

Senior prosecutor Colleen Wainwright is at the forefront of domestic violence cases in Rockhampton. ( ABC News: Sally Rafferty )

Shocking rise in North Queensland domestic violence cases

Inspector David Peff said there was a "serious" domestic violence problem in Rockhampton.

"North Rockhampton in the last 12 months has seen a 24.5 per cent increase in domestic violence breaches, Yeppoon's 25 per cent, Gracemere's 10 per cent," he said.

Inspector Peff had a firm message for offenders.

"You're not a big tough boy. You're a coward," he said.

"Have a look at yourself. Seek out help. There's plenty of opportunities for help, grow up, be a responsible adult and treat people with respect."

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New South Wales already uses body camera vision to assist in collecting evidence for domestic violence cases.

Almost 13,400 domestic violence breaches were reported across Queensland in the six months from October to March.

"It's a sad situation in some respects that a court now makes an order telling someone to be of good behaviour toward their partner which is something that should be a given," Ms Wainwright said.

Those within the support sector have said while the process has improved since the Not Now, Not Ever report was handed down in 2015, more needs to be done to better support victims, particularly in navigating through the court system.

"That's one of the problems we have at the moment is that the onus is on the victim to form all the decisions that they have to make about getting safety," North Queensland Domestic Violence Resource Service coordinator Pauline Woodbridge said.

Ms Woodbridge said the expense and time taken in court proceedings can have a huge toll on victims of domestic violence.

"Sometimes it takes so long to get anything into the justice system or into the court or into the criminal system, and if the woman has successfully moved on then to ask her to risk her family again, we are really talking about disrupting these families for such long periods of time and that's not justice," she said.