Economic Abuse as Domestic Violence - Just in case you haven’t read our earlier articles (though we recommend it):
1.Queensland is introducing a new offence called “coercive control” designed to capture incidents of DV that were not necessarily falling neatly into any existing criminal laws. 2.A person commits an offence of “coercive control” if, in a domestic relationship, they engage in conduct against the other person that is “DV” more than once, intend the conduct to coerce or control that person, and would in all the circumstances reasonably likely to cause harm. 3.There are many things that could be “DV”, one of which is “economic abuse”. So what is “economic abuse”? - Economic abuse means behaviour by a person … that is coercive, deceptive or unreasonably controls another person…: in a way that denies the second person the economic or financial autonomy the second person would have had but for that behaviour; or by withholding or threatening to withhold the financial support necessary for meeting reasonable living expenses of the second person or a child. The threshold question for “economic abuse” is whether the behaviour in question is: Coercive; Deceptive; or Unreasonably controlling. Economic abuse in relationships is a genuine issue that should be addressed. While the addition of economic abuse as part of the coercive control laws will probably capture the intended behaviours & issues, there is a concern that it goes beyond what is necessary. Call now for a chat.
