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Keeping community workers up-to-date with legal topics and changes to the law.
In this short episode, we give a rundown of the new coercive control criminal offence and why it's important for all community workers to understand this new law. Subscribe to our Law for Community Workers Alert and follow this podcast to be the first to know about upcoming training and information on coercive control.
How can I find out more about coercive control?
Watch our webinar for community workers about coercive control
Visit the NSW Government website: www.nsw.gov.au/coercivecontrol
Watch this webinar for domestic and family violence specialist workers: Webinar - Coercive control: what do domestic and family violence specialist workers need to know?
Complete Legal Aid NSW's eLearning course on the fundamentals of coercive control and the new legislation. It has been developed for lawyers and domestic and family violence specialist workers. You may find some parts of the course more relevant to your work than others, and you can complete whichever parts of the course you choose. To access and register for the course through our Learning Management System (LMS) visit 2024 eLearning - Introduction to coercive control. If you do not have a log in, please register for our Learning Management System.
Read Legal Aid NSW's information page about coercive control
Listen to Legal Aid NSW Criminal Law Division's podcast about coercive control
Check out our tip sheets:
CDPVA amendments tip sheet for DFV specialist workers (PDF, 156 kb)
The new coercive control offence tip sheet for DFV specialist workers (PDF, 191 kb)
Other references
What is coercive control?
Criminalisation of Coercive Control (Issues paper, Australian Women Against Violence Alliance)
View the transcript for this episode.If you are affected by the themes in this episode, help is available. Contact 1800 Respect on 1800 737 732 or via 1800respect.org.au
Disclaimer: This podcast is a general guide to the law. You should not rely on it as legal advice. We recommend that you talk to a lawyer about any particular situation. The information is correct at the time of publishing but it may change. For more information, start with our team at LawAccess NSW via webchat at www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au or on 1300 888 529.
Law for Community Workers
Keeping community workers up-to-date with legal topics and changes to the law.