ACT Government Retracts Flawed Consent Law Report
Update: 2025-12-06
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The ACT government retracts earlier claims linking new affirmative consent laws to a surge in sexual offense reports and charges. An initial review, released in September, contained flawed data, leading to an overestimation of reporting and charging rates. The corrected analysis shows no evidence that the consent laws negatively impacted reporting or charging rates. The updated report also removes a faulty analysis of conviction data. Officials attribute the mistakes to an inadvertent error. The corrected review maintains that the ACTs concept of consent is clear and flexible, recommending continued monitoring of the laws implementation.
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