Despite hundreds of recorded instances, the new domestic violence offence of coercive control has only resulted in a handful of charges since it was first criminalised.

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NSW was the first Australian jurisdiction to make coercive control an offence when landmark legislation passed state parliament in 2022.

The laws apply when a person uses abusive behaviours to a current or former intimate partner with the intent of controlling or coercing them.

NSW Police have recorded 297 incidents of coercive control but laid charges on nine occasions, according to a report released on Friday by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research.

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