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‘Does not go far enough’: Queensland A-G responds to consent law advocates
By Naomi Neilson|13 January 2021
The new Queensland Attorney-General has responded to concerns that the upcoming, February sittings will be used to push forward with the controversial recommendations from the state’s Law Reform Commission on existing, ineffective consent laws.
In August 2020, the Queensland government quietly released a long-awaited report in response to calls for stronger consent laws and was met with frustrations from activists that the recommendations would “make no real difference”. With concerns that sittings in February would be used to debate legislation, activists have made a fresh appeal.