Improving the Response of the Justice System to Sexual Offences: Issues Papers

Submissions to this inquiry and the public consultation phase have closed. The Commission’s final report was tabled in Parliament on 16 November 2021.

Content warning

The materials in these issues papers relate to sexual assault and/or violence. Some content may be confronting or disturbing.

If you need help, here are some options for advice and support.

Ethical reporting

The Victorian Law Reform Commission encourages sensitive, ethical reporting of the issues related to this reference and requests that, wherever possible, the contact details of support services are included in media reports because people who have experienced sexual harm may have long lasting trauma.

Sexual Offences Issues Papers combined (pdf)
Sexual Offences Issues Papers combined (Word).
Sexual Offences: Grab and Drag Issues Paper (web page)
Sexual Offences: Grab and Drag Issues Paper (pdf)
Sexual Offences: Guide to our Issues Papers (web page)
Sexual Offences: Guide to our Issues Papers (pdf)
Sexual Offences Issues Paper A: Working Together to Respond to Sexual Offences: Systems (web page)
Sexual Offences Issues Paper A: Working Together to Respond to Sexual Offences: Systems (pdf)
Sexual Offences Issues Paper B: Sexual Offences: Key Issues in the Criminal Justice System (web page)
Sexual Offences Issues Paper B: Sexual Offences: Key Issues in the Criminal Justice System (pdf)
Sexual Offences Issues Paper C: Defining Sexual Offences (web page)
Sexual Offences Issues Paper C: Defining Sexual Offences (pdf)
Sexual Offences Issues Paper D: Sexual Offences: Report to Charge (web page)
Sexual Offences Issues Paper D: Sexual Offences: Report to Charge (pdf)
Sexual Offences Issues Paper E: Sexual Offences: The Trial Process (web page)
Sexual Offences Issues Paper E: Sexual Offences: The Trial Process (pdf)
Sexual Offences Issues Paper F: People Who Have Committed Sexual Offences (web page)
Sexual Offences Issues Paper F: People Who Have Committed Sexual Offences (pdf)
Sexual Offences Issues Paper G: Sexual Offences: Restorative and Alternative Justice Models (web page)
Sexual Offences Issues Paper G: Sexual Offences: Restorative and Alternative Justice Models (pdf)
Sexual Offences Issues Paper H: Sexual Offences: Civil Law and Other Non-Criminal Responses (web page)
Sexual Offences Issues Paper H: Sexual Offences: Civil Law and Other Non-Criminal Responses (pdf)

Your Ideas About sexual harm Easy English paper (pdf)

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