A male from New South Wales was the first to be charged under the state's new coercive control laws.

Police arrested the 44-year-old man at a Leeton home, in response to a police report made earlier that day, July 26, by the man’s 39-year-old partner.

Coercive control is ongoing abusive and manipulative behaviour, dominating and intimidating another. This can include threats, surveillance, insults and withholding money.

The man was transported to Leeton police station where he was charged with a range of domestic violence offences, including stalking/intimidation intending fear of physical harm, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and coercive control.

He faced Wagga Wagga Local Court the next day, where bail was refused.

Police also applied for an apprehended domestic violence order against the man to protect the alleged victim.

Research reflects police received 23 reports of coercive control in the first month after the new laws came into effect on July 1, including one report concerning harming a child and another relating to animal abuse.

According to the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, almost all victims who came forward were female, at 91 per cent.

More than 60 per cent of the reported occurrences involved accusations of threats and intimidation, while 48 per cent involved alleged humiliating or degrading behaviour.

Almost half of the cases involved alleged harassment, monitoring or tracking of victims and 39 per cent involved financial abuse.

The coercive control laws were passed by NSW parliament in 2022.

The state's police force underwent close to a year training its officers on enforcement of these laws.

It's anticipated more coercive control charges will be laid in NSW in coming weeks and months.