Consent in sexual offences
About
The Hon Carolyn Frances (Lindy) Jenkins will be discussing the Law Reform Commission’s recent reference, Project 113, which examined issues and made recommendations to modernise and improve Western Australia’s sexual offence laws.It reviews matters such as the definition of consent, the circumstances in which there is no consent, the defence of mistaken belief in consent, the directions given by judges to juries in sexual offence trials, Western Australia’s substantive sexual offences and the maximum penalties for sexual offences.
The Final Report for Project 113 was tabled in Parliament on 15 May 2024.
Location
Ibis Perth
334 Murray Street, Perth WA 6000