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  • No. That is one question they ask. It is not how they define intimate partner violence.

    The definition they use is right there in the report:

    What is intimate partner violence? In this research, we adopt the definition of intimate partner violence set out in the National Plan as:

    Any behaviour within an intimate relationship (including current or past marriages, domestic partnerships or dates) that causes physical, sexual or psychological harm … Intimate partner violence can occur outside of a domestic setting, such as in public, and between 2 people that do not live together. (DSS, 2022, p 37)

    So if the behaviour does not (my emphasis) “cause physical, sexual or psychological harm”, it does not match their definition of intimate partner violence.