Southern Metropolitan Region
Katherine COPSEY (Southern Metropolitan) (12:49): (1691) My question is for the Minister for Prevention of Family Violence. A constituent has contacted my office concerned about what steps are being taken to stamp out coercive control in Victoria. Coercive control is harmful behaviour that often accompanies family violence and physical or sexual abuse. It is an ongoing pattern of abuse that can be physical as well as emotional or financial. My constituent is concerned as to why this significant issue affecting the women of Victoria has not yet been adequately addressed. Minister, what is the government doing to stop the harmful impact of coercive control for my constituent and people like her across my electorate?