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CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 50A Objects—pt 3

CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 50A

Objects—pt 3

An object of this part is to recognise the following in relation to a sexual act:

        (a)     consent to participate in a sexual act is not to be presumed;

        (b)     every person has a right to choose not to participate in a sexual act;

        (c)     a consensual sexual act involves ongoing and mutual communication and decision-making by the people participating in the sexual act.