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The Queensland Government announces plans to set up an independent taskforce to consult on potential coercive control legislation, almost a year since Brisbane mother Hannah Clarke and her three children were murdered by her estranged husband.
1 / of 2 Hannah Clarke's parents push for coercive control to be made a crime one year on from horrific murders Posted SatSaturday 13 updated ThuThursday 18 FebFebruary 2021 at 10:34pm Sue and Lloyd Clarke, the parents of Hannah Clarke, say coercive control is difficult to recognise. ( Share Print text only Cancel One year on since the horrific murders of Hannah Clarke and her three children, her parents have channelled their grief into campaigning for coercive control to be made a crime — legislation the Queensland Government says it will introduce within the next four years. Hannah and h...
New domestic violence laws may criminalise coercive control in the Northern Territory ThuThursday 11 FebFebruary 2021 at 8:47pm Frontline workers in domestic violence services say almost all their clients have experienced some form of coercive control. ( Share Print text only Cancel The Northern Territory Government could soon criminalise coercive control abuse, as domestic violence rates climb across the Territory. Key points: The NT has the highest rate of domestic violence-related offences in the nation The Criminal Lawyers Association says current laws are enough, and the focus should be ...
Magistrate's manipulation of court clerk could be considered coercive control, court hears Posted ThuThursday 11 FebFebruary 2021 at 5:02am Magistrate Bob Harrap (centre) is appealing his 18-month jail sentence, with lawyers arguing it is too harsh. ( Share Print text only Cancel Former South Australian magistrate Bob Harrap pressured his clerk to take his demerit points in a manner that could be considered coercive control, a court has heard. Key points: A court has heard corrupt South Australian magistrate Bob Harrap emotionally manipulated his court clerk to take his demerit points The Di...
The executive director says that victims feel their sense of personal agency taken away from them and often make decisions out of fear. "We might see one or two violent incidents happening above the surface, like someone calling their partner names or texting them a gazillion times in a row," she said. "If that's happening at the tip and we see it, there's all sorts of other things happening below the iceberg that are far more abusive and far more controlling that you probably aren't seeing." By having the term a part of the definition of domestic abuse, she says the police, justice sys...