Historic legislation to criminalise coercive control in Queensland will be introduced into state parliament today. The proposed offence will carry a maximum penalty of 14 years jail.
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00:00 Coercive control will be introduced as a standalone criminal offence in Queensland.
00:06 So coercive control is a pattern of behaviour which usually includes mental, financial,
00:13 emotional and spiritual abuse.
00:15 It causes intimidation, isolation and there's also sexual coercion and cyberstalking are
00:23 all part of what's called coercive control.
00:26 So the government is proposing that this offence will attract a maximum penalty of 14 years
00:32 jail.
00:34 The parents of Hannah Clark, Sue and Lloyd have welcomed this announcement today.
00:39 It's something that they have been pushing for after the death of their daughter and
00:43 three grandchildren at the hands of her estranged husband in 2020.
00:48 They say that these laws will be part of Hannah Clark and her children's legacy.
00:53 What we'll see today in Queensland Parliament is the laws will be introduced.
00:57 They will then go through a parliamentary process which involves several weeks of consultation
01:02 with stakeholders, with the community and with other parliamentarians.
01:07 Then in a few months the laws will be debated again here in Parliament and will then pass.
01:12 The government has said the laws won't actually come into effect until the start of 2025.
01:18 That is because there needs to be community consultation and consultation with key stakeholders
01:24 but also with the police and courts as to how this law will fully work.
01:29 So this is the start of a long process but stakeholders and advocates and victims and
01:35 survivors have welcomed this news saying that this is historic and landmark legislation
01:40 that will be introduced in Queensland today.
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