Coercive control could warrant seven years’ jail under draft NSW domestic violence laws

Women's safety minister hails landmark reforms' but there are concerns a six-week consultation process is insufficient

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People who repeatedly subject their partner to physical, sexual, psychological or financial abuse could face seven years' jail under proposed New South Wales coercive control laws.

A draft of the landmark bill has been released by the state's attorney general Mark Speakman for public comment, ahead of its introduction to parliament.