LLB 130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Crimes Act 1900, Sexual Assault, Mens Rea
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Under reporting: 2012 australian institute of criminology estimated that only 20% of all sexual assaults are reported to police: 1981 - cha(cid:374)ge i(cid:374) te(cid:396)(cid:373)i(cid:374)olog(cid:455): (cid:858)(cid:396)ape(cid:859) to (cid:858)se(cid:454)ual assault; see crimes act 1900 s 63(1) Renaming the offence from rape to sexual assault. Revising the mens rea for sexual assault to deem that, where the other person is reckless as to. Expressly stating that non-consent does not necessarily mean physical resistance. List of circumstances of non-consent non-consent, that person is deemed to have knowledge of non-consent. 1984 the law provided that sexual acts with males under the age of 18 years was an offence even with consent. Legislative scheme for sexual offences: sexual assault (s 61i) + aggravated sexual assault (s 61j) + aggravated sexual assault in company (s 61ja): indecent assault (s 61 l) + aggravated indecent assault (s 61m: act of indecency (s 61n) + aggravated act of indecency (s 61o: criminal procedure act 1986 provision one.
