Queensland victims of sexual assault and domestic violence to be allowed to give pre-recorded evidence

Attorney general Yvette D’Ath says the proposed laws ‘will minimise the number of times a victim-survivor has to give evidence, reducing re-traumatisation’

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Queensland sexual assault and domestic violence victims will be allowed to give pre-recorded evidence to avoid the trauma of having to testify multiple times.

The proposed laws introduced to state parliament on Tuesday are part of the third tranche of recommendations by the Women’s Safety and Justice Taskforce.

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