Commission of Inquiry into Queensland Police Service Responses to Domestic and Family Violence

Criminal Law (Coercive Control and Affirmative Consent) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023

This bill implements major reforms to Queensland's laws on domestic and family violence and sexual violence, following recommendations from the Women's Safety and Justice Taskforce. It creates a new criminal offence of coercive control (carrying up to 14 years imprisonment), introduces affirmative consent laws requiring active agreement to sexual activity, specifically criminalises 'stealthing', and establishes a diversion scheme for first-time DVO offenders.