NSW moves closer to outlawing coercive control as legislation returns to parliament

Attorney general says bill, which will create a separate offence, could be ‘difference between life and death’

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New South Wales is moving closer to outlawing coercive control in intimate partner relationships, which the state’s attorney general says for some people could mean the difference between life and death.

The legislation has returned to parliament after the government committed last year to outlawing coercive control – which has historically been overlooked – as part of its response to a parliamentary inquiry.

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Law (Australia) | The Guardian