Enthusiastic Consent Laws
A bill which would have redefined consent as an enthusiastic ‘yes means yes’ is expected to soon be voted down by the ACT Legislative Assembly, with concerns over that such a new definition would undermine the ‘honest mistake’ defence.
The bill has raised important questions on how we define consent, and upon whom should the burden of proof be placed – questions which lawmakers across Australia are still trying to find the right answer to.
To discuss this bill and tricky legal questions surrounding the definition of consent, the Thursday Daily’s Sam Baran spoke with Karen Willis, Executive Officer of Rape & Domestic Violence Services Australia.
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