Amendments Allowing Victims to Speak About Rape Trials in Progress
Evidence (Reporting on Sexual Offences) Amendment Bill 2020
1st House
2nd House
Law
This Bill was sponsored by Vickie Chapman ( LIB )
This Bill was sponsored by Rob Lucas ( LIB )
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Effects of Bill:
This bill being passed means that:
Adult victims of sexual misconduct can now speak out if they wish to about what happened to them while court proceedings are in progress; they are no longer forced to be protected by having their identity hidden
The identity of a person accused of a sexual offence and facing court over this can now be revealed after the first court hearing
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