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Tasmania Extends Coercive-Control Limit, Adds $500 Levy

5/29/2026

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Attorney-General Guy Barnett announced Tasmania will amend the Family Violence Act to extend the coercive-control limitation to two years and add a $500 levy.
The amendments clarify non-fatal strangulation, add a summary offence for less severe abuse, reduce evidence requirements, and treat rental-home damage as family violence.
Legal Aid’s Margaret Chandler said the two-year limit will aid prosecutions of delayed reports, while Engender Equality’s Alina Thomas urged extending it further.

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Attorney-General Guy Barnett announced Tasmania will amend the Family Violence Act to extend the coercive-control limitation to two years and add a $500 levy.
The amendments clarify non-fatal strangulation, add a summary offence for less severe abuse, reduce evidence requirements, and treat rental-home damage as family violence.
Legal Aid’s Margaret Chandler said the two-year limit will aid prosecutions of delayed reports, while Engender Equality’s Alina Thomas urged extending it further.