The SBS Insight program featured a segment some time ago about
the nature and prevalence of stalking in Australia, with alleged
offenders, complainants and police officers relating their
experiences of such conduct and the criminal justice system's
treatment of it.
But those on the program struggled to define the term
'stalking', giving varying descriptions of what they
consider the term to mean.
So what is the definition of stalking in the NSW criminal law?
What types of conduct amount to stalking under the law? What is the
offence of stalking in our state, what does the prosecution need to
prove, what are the penalties and how seriously do courts consider
domestic violence related offences?
