The NSW government is set to introduce legislation against coercive control.
“The legislation has to be very flexible because no case, of course, of control will be exactly like any other and that’s why, unlike some other jurisdictions, we haven’t prescribed a minimum number of episodes before it becomes a course of repeated or continuous conduct,” NSW Attorney General Mark Speakman told Sky News Australia.
“So, it’s a fact-by-fact case but we certainly don’t want any sort of arbitrary maximum number or arbitrary minimum number of instances.
“And that’s why police training is so important to pick up coercive control which will be very fact specific, different from case to case and typically covert, not all that obvious to the outside world.”
Mr Speakman says there has been an initial $5.6 million allocated for police training, educating the judiciary and for building up community awareness.”
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The NSW government is set to introduce legislation against coercive control. “The legislation has to be very flexible because no case, of course, of control will be exactly like any other and that’s why, unlike some other jurisdictions, we haven’t prescribed a minimum number of episodes before it becomes a course of repeated or continuous conduct,” NSW Attorney General Mark Speakman told Sky News Australia. “So, it’s a fact-by-fact case but we certainly don’t want any sort of arbitrary maximum number or arbitrary minimum number of instances. “And that’s why police training is so important to pick up coercive control which will be very fact specific, different from case to case and typically covert, not all that obvious to the outside world.” Mr Speakman says there has been an initial $5.6 million allocated for police training, educating the judiciary and for building up community awareness.” If you or anyone you know needs help: Lifeline on 13 11 14 Kids Helpline on 1800 551 800 MensLine Australia on 1300 789 978 Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467 Beyond Blue on 1300 224 636 Headspace on 1800 650 890 ReachOut at au.reachout.com Care Leavers Australasia Network (CLAN) on 1800 008 774
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