![]() ![]() The law changes were recommendations of the Women's Safety and Justice Taskforce's first report, Hear Her Voice. ![]() That will include changes to strengthen the court's response to cross-applications for protection orders and for greater consideration to be given to a person's previous domestic violence history. There will also be changes to limit the ability of perpetrators to further traumatise victims during the court process and make sure the person most at risk is protected by domestic violence protection orders. ![]() "So it's important that we strengthen the law right now to send that very clear message that coercive control and non-physical forms of violence are domestic violence and then we will have a standalone criminal offence which will have significant penalties."Īttorney-General Shannon Fentiman says there needs to be a better understanding of coercive control. "We have to do the work in the community so people understand more about coercive control. We have to do the training with first responders and DV services, and our courts. "The Women's Safety and Justice Taskforce, headed by Margaret McMurdo was very clear that we couldn't just introduce a criminal offence straight away because it would have many unintended consequences," Ms Fentiman said. Queensland will also move to amend the criminal code to replace the term "carnal knowledge" with "penile intercourse" and change the offence of "maintaining a sexual relationship with a child" to "repeated sexual conduct with a child".Īttorney-General and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence Shannon Fentiman said the suite of reforms would lay the groundwork for new laws to be introduced next year to criminalise coercive control. The bill proposes the definition of domestic and family violence be broadened to include a "pattern of behaviour", and that the definition of stalking be updated to reflect modern technology. ![]()
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