Coercive control

In November 2022, the NSW Parliament passed the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Coercive Control) Act 2022, which creates an offence of ‘abusive behaviour towards current or former intimate partners’. This offence seeks to criminalise coercive control.

Legal Aid NSW has developed a set of training materials to introduce lawyers to coercive control and the new legislation.

If you are a domestic and family violence specialist worker, you can view tailored training resources via CLE community workers.

Module 1: Introduction to coercive control

This module is an eLearning course on the fundamentals of coercive control and the new legislation. It is suitable for lawyers working across all practice divisions.

To view and register for the course, visit our Learning Management System (LMS).

Module 2: Coercive control and the criminal law

Legal Aid NSW is excited to announce a podcast series on coercive control, featuring different sector experts. This series has been developed with criminal defence lawyers in mind, but lawyers from all practice areas are encouraged to listen.

All episodes are now available on the Legal Aid NSW Criminal Law Division podcast channel. You can also access each episode below:

• Coercive control - episode 1 (part 1)
• Coercive control - episode 1 (part 2)
• Coercive control - episode 2
• Coercive control - episode 3
• Coercive control - episode 4 (part 1)
• Coercive control - episode 4 (part 2)
• Coercive control - episode 5

Resources

Further resources

• Crimes Legislation Amendment (Coercive Control) Bill 2022: Explanatory note (PDF, 292 kb)
• Crimes Legislation Amendment (Coercive Control) Bill 2022: Legislative Assembly second reading speech
• Joint Select Committee on Coercive Control: Report 1/57 – June 2021 (PDF, 1.8 mb)