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In one of the biggest legal sagas of recent times, Justice Michael Lee has delivered his verdict. What did he say?
Australian jurisdictions are making strides to ensure consent means an active ‘yes’ rather than the absence of a ‘no’. But without better knowledge of these laws, they risk being just words on paper.
Affirmative consent involves a ‘yes’ rather than the absence of a ‘no’.
Our research highlights the risks and challenges that must be worked through to align sexual consent laws across the states and territories.
As NSW reviews its consent laws, it should look to lessons from other states. While affirmative consent is regarded as the best model, its wording in Victoria offers limited protection in court.
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Head of School and Dean, School of Law and Justice, University of Southern Queensland
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Lecturer in Law & Justice, UNSW
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Professor (Practice), Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University
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Lecturer of criminology, University of Southern Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Swinburne University of Technology
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Research fellow, Law, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Queen's University Belfast
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Research Fellow, Australian National University