Submissions - Discussion Paper 1
On 27 May 2021, the Taskforce released its first discussion paper - Options for legislating against coercive control and the creation of a standalone domestic violence offence.
The paper sought community opinion on how best to legislate against coercive control as a form of domestic and family violence. The paper also examines the need to create a new offence of ‘commit domestic violence’ in Queensland law and offers a range of options for discussion.
The Taskforce received 82 submissions on discussion paper 1. We have the authors' permissions to publish the following academic, individual (professional) and organisational submissions below.
Professor Kerry Carrington Dr Jess Rodgers Vanessa Ryan, Centre for Justice, QUT
Professor Heather Douglas, University of Melbourne
Griffith University and Charles Darwin University
Dr Marlene Longbottom and Dr Amanda Porter, University of Wollongong & University of Melbourne
Dr Joseph Lelliott Ms Rebecca Wallis TC Beirne School of Law University of Queensland
Professor Tamara Walsh, TC Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (ATSILS)
ADA Law
Anglican Diocese of Brisbane DFV Taskforce & Joint Churches DFV Prevention Project
ARROS
Australian Association of Social Workers
Australian Brotherhood of Fathers
Australian Lawyers Alliance
Australian National Research Organisation for Women's Safety
Australian Psychological Society
Australia's Right to Know Coalition of Media Organisations
Bar Association of Queensland
Brisbane Youth Service
Broken to Brilliant
Caxton Legal Centre
Centre Against Domestic Abuse (CADA)
Centre for Women & Co.
Children by Choice
Combined Women's Refuge Group (CWRG)
Council on the Ageing Queensland (COTA)
D&M Consultants
Domestic Violence Court Assistance Network Qld (DVCAN)
Gold Coast Centre Against Sexual Violence Inc.(GCCASV)
Institute for Urban Indigenous Health (IUIH)
Legal Aid Queensland (LAQ)
Marie Stopes Australia
Multicultural Australia
NAPCAN
No to Violence
North Queensland Domestic Violence Resource Service (NQDVRS)
North Queensland Women's Legal Service (NQWLS)
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Prisoner's Legal Service
Queensland Advocacy Incorporated
Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS)
Queensland Council of Unions
Queensland Network of Alcohol and Other Drug Agencies (QNADA)
Queenslanders with Disability Network
Relationships Australia Queensland
Salvation Army Australia
Sisters Inside and the Institute for Collaborative Race Research
Small Steps 4 Hannah
Soroptimist International - Brisbane Inc
Tabcorp
Uniting Church of Australia
White Ribbon Australia
Women's Health Queensland
Women's Legal Service Qld
Youth Advocacy Centre
Zonta Club Brisbane