Financial Abuse in Marriage
Financial Abuse in Marriage
Financial Abuse in Marriage
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Financial abuse against spouses will not be tolerated
The bill introduced in State Parliament yesterday allows intervention orders against spouses who restrict the financial independence of their partners.
The Attorney-General, Rob Hulls, says financial abuse is often used as a way to control women.
"It used to be the case that family violence was considered to be physical violence only," he said.
"Well I think that this bill really challenges the pervasive attitude that family violence is a domestic matter.
"It's a crime, it needs a substantial response by the justice system, and it can take place in all shapes and sizes."
Mr Hulls says 30,000 family violence incidences are reported to police each year.
"It is a leading contributor to preventable death, disability and illness in women between the ages of 15 and 44," he said.
"So this bill improves the system of family violence intervention orders."
Mr Hulls says the key elements of the bill are that it will make it easy for victims of family violence to remain in the family home with their children which is very important, but also it defines family violence to include economic and emotional abuse.
"Family violence is found in all parts of our community, it knows no economic or social boundaries and it is a crime and it needs to be treated as a crime," he said.
The legislation also adopts the Sentencing Advisory Council's recommendation for a maximum penalty of two years' jail for any breach of intervention orders and police-issued safety notices.
Domestic Violence Victoria
Domestic Violence Victoria CEO, Fiona McCormack, says it is a positive Bill, strengthening the position of women in violent relationships.
"We're really pleased," she said.
"I think that broadening the definition of family violence within the Bill, provides a more accurate description of the sorts of behaviours that women can experience when in a violent relationship."
Ms McCormack says economic abuse against women is common.
"It's very rare a women that a women would only experience financial abuse on its own," she said.
"There's a misconception in the community that family violence is only about hitting or punching, or physical violence. But women will experience a range of different behaviours that will happen in a pattern, so it's very rare that she will experience one form of violence on its own, and economic abuse is very very common.
"We heard of a woman recently who was in the late stages of pregnancy and quite ill at home and her partner would go buy food for him and go cook for him and would not provide any food for her, and she had no finances of her own to go and buy food for herself."
Ms McCormack says the provisions for supporting women in a violent relationship are actually strengthened under the new legislation.
"We're having a much stronger response from police and follow up from intervention order breaches are also much more common," she said.
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