Episode 25: Coercive Control - Is it Legal?

What do a doctor, a lawn enthusiast, and an amateur photographer all have in common? Almost no understanding of the law! Join us for this episode as Caz, Liz and Lindy bumble their way through various international laws on coercive control, and ask themselves - and you, the listener - exactly what it will take for New Zealand law-makers to recognise how harmful group coercive control is, and provide protection for NZ citizens against it within the law. Show Notes Law: 2018 Family Violence Act Law: UK Coercive Control law in intimate partner setting (2015 law)  Controlling or coercive behaviour: statutory guidance framework Report: The Family Survival Trust report 2022 Coercive Control in Cultic Groups in the United Kingdom - July 2022 Law: Domestic and Family Violence Protection (Combating Coercive Control) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 - Queensland Law: Crimes Legislation Amendment (Coercive Control) Act 2022 - New South Wales

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