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This online engagement was hosted on YourSAy from 9 December 2020 to 15 January 2021. Find out more about the consultation process. Below is a record of the engagement.

 

The proposed changes, featured in the draft Statutes Amendment (Child Sexual Abuse) Bill 2020, aim to improve our child abuse laws, ensuring stricter controls around reporting suspected abuse and strengthening the criminal justice process to better protect victims.

The proposed changes fall into three categories:

  1. Child sexual abuse offences
  2. Legal proceedings
  3. Sentencing.

Read the Royal Commission’s Criminal Justice Report, the proposed changes and the draft Bill

Have your say by:

Attorney-General's Department, Legislative Services
GPO Box 464
Adelaide, SA 5001

Please note: Your submissions may be made publicly available in full unless you indicate on the submission that you wish for these to remain confidential.

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