Sexual Consent Laws

The Hon. L.A. HENDERSON (15:12): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking a question of the Attorney-General regarding sexual consent laws.

Leave granted.

The Hon. L.A. HENDERSON: On 29 November 2022, the Senate referred an inquiry into current and proposed sexual consent laws in Australia to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee for inquiry. The report was published in September 2023 with 17 recommendations. My questions to the minister are: which recommendations does the government intend on implementing and, if so, which and when?

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector) (15:13): I thank the honourable member for her question. We are undertaking a review and, as I recall, it has gone out for public consultation in recent months about issues to do with consent in South Australia. Once that is finalised, we will receive advice and then look at what changes we make in this state.