IS IT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE? HOW DO YOU KNOW AND WHAT SHOULD YOU DO? PART 1
Is the abuse you receive in your relationship considered Domestic Violence? How do you know and what should you do? It is clear from the enquiries we receive from our client’s that in most cases they are not sure if what they are subjected to by a partner or other actually amount to domestic violence. Section 8 of the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 (Qld) sets out the types of domestic violence that are covered under the act. Definition of domestic violence Domestic violence means behaviour by a person (the first person) towards another person (the second person) with whom the first person is in a relevant relationship that— is physically or sexually abusive; or is emotionally or psychologically abusive; or is economically abusive; or is threatening; or is coercive; or in any other way controls or dominates the second person and causes the second person to fear for the second person’s safety or well being or that of someone else...