Coercive control will become a crime in Queensland after the state's parliament passed landmark legislation. The laws are expected to come into force next year, and will carry a maximum penalty of 14 years' imprisonment. They make Queensland the second Australian jurisdiction to move towards making coercive control a standalone offence.
It will criminalise the tampering or removing of a condom without consent - called stealthing - to bring Queensland in line with other jurisdictions, barring the Northern Territory and Western Australia. In 2022, NSW became the first Australian jurisdiction to pass legislation making coercive control a standalone offence — although the laws won't come into effect until July this year.
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