New Queensland Sex Consent Law ‘Not Fit for Purpose’: Critics

New Queensland Sex Consent Law ‘Not Fit for Purpose’: Critics
Queensland now Health minister Shannon Fentiman and Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk at a “March 4 Justice” rally in Brisbane, Australia on March 15, 2021. Jono Searle/Getty Images
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Queensland Parliament has passed new sexual consent laws that require people to consent or reject a sexual act verbally. This means that silence or intoxication can no longer imply agreement was given for sexual relations.

Under the new law, which had bipartisan support, consent can also be withdrawn by words or actions during the act of sexual relations.

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