A mistake of fact
Jun 04, 2019•15 min
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Episode description
A law that allows drunkenness as a defence against criminal behaviour is the subject of a campaign for reform. But government is not listening and the legal establishment is not interested in seeing it change. Bri Lee talks about what is called “Mistake of Fact”.
Warning: this episode contains descriptions of sexual assault.
Guest: Author, advocate for consent reform and writer for The Saturday Paper Bri Lee.
Background reading:
Time to reform Queensland consent laws in The Saturday Paper
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