Coercive Control

The new Coercive Control Laws came into effect in NSW from 1st July 2024.

To assist the community with understanding what the legislation is and how it will impact the sexual, domestic and family violence sector, we have compiled these useful resources.

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Watch the recordings from our Coercive Control Forum, held on 26 June 2024:

• Session One – Introduction and Overview by Dr Jane Wangmann, Faculty of Law, UTS
• Download Dr Wangmann’s slides
• Session Two – Anne Whitehead, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
• Session Three – Sargeant Edward Knight, NSW Police
• Session Four – Panel Discussion, Facilitated by Liz Snell, Law Reform and Policy Coordinator, Women’s Legal Service NSW

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Ask Lois Webinars, broadcast by Women’s Legal Service NSW

• Coercive Control Reforms – an overview of the new offence (November 2023)
• A Conversation About Coercive Control (September 2022)

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NSW Government Microsite – public awareness campaign: Coercive control | NSW Government

Legal Aid NSW – Training resources for all lawyers on the coercive control reforms. Some modules also for community workers (3 modules, including podcasts): Coercive control (nsw.gov.au)

Legal Aid NSW webinar recording – Coercive control: what do domestic and family violence specialist workers need to know?

Face-to-face training developed by DCJ and the Centre for Community Welfare Training: Coercive Control – Association of Children’s Welfare Agencies Limited (acwa.asn.au)

DVNSW will be releasing podcasts about coercive control from July 2024 which will be available on podcast streaming sites including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and podcast apps.