Paige Cockburn reports for ABC News
If the bill passes, NSW would become the first Australian state or territory to have a dedicated stand-alone offence of coercive control.
Other groups such as Women's Legal Service NSW and the Redfern Legal Centre also voiced their opposition to the bill today and demanded more consultation.
But the government wants change now and said there had actually been "unprecedented" consultation on the bill, with seven rounds of discussions.
"Differences of drafting opinion are not justification for further delay," Attorney-General Mark Speakman said in the lower house today.
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