WHAT IS AFFIRMATIVE CONSENT (aka POSITIVE CONSENT)?
Feb 17, 2021•24 min•Season 2Ep. 7
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Episode description
Content warning: sexual assault. Lifeline: 13 11 14. Canberra Rape Crisis Centre 02 6247 2525. Acknowledgement of Country. Discussion of calls for positive consent laws, and ACT government commitment to explore a positive consent standard. Discussion of 2 laws enshrining positive consent. Explanation of key current defence to sexual assaults in many cases: mistake as to consent. Please engage in positive consent in your lives as excellent humans, regardless of the legal standard. Article referred to is: https://theconversation.com/nsw-law-reform-report-misses-chance-to-institute-yes-means-yes-in-sexual-consent-cases-150628
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