Prominent lawyers sign open letter supporting sexual consent law reforms in NSW

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Prominent lawyers sign open letter supporting sexual consent law reforms in NSW
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A list of 23 prominent NSW lawyers have signed an open letter in support of reforms that will require people accused of sexual assault to prove they took steps to obtain consent.

A list of 23 prominent NSW lawyers have signed an open letter in support of reforms that will require people accused of sexual assault to prove they took steps to obtain consent.

"Recent years have confirmed that the current balance struck by sexual assault laws is not satisfactory. “I think affirmative consent really falls in line with how we should be engaging in sexual activity just on a day-to- day basis," she told SBS News previously.

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