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040 _aAFVC
100 _aFitzgibbon, Kate
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245 _aPreliminary reflections on the Sexual Violence Legislation Act 2021
_cKate Fitzgibbon and Joanne Lee
260 _bLexisNexis,
_c2022
500 _aNew Zealand Women's Law Journal - Te Aho Kawe Kaupapa Ture a ngā Wāhine, 2022, 7: 21-45
520 _aThis article considers the Sexual Violence Legislation Act 2021. It focuses on three key areas of reform: heightened restrictions on sexual experience and sexual disposition evidence; pre-recording of witness evidence prior to trial; and mandatory judicial intervention in unacceptable questioning. The article outlines each of the changes, and anticipates the practical effects they may have on defendants, complainants, counsel, and the wider court system. It concludes that the reforms, while incremental, may go some way to improving the courtroom experience of complainants, and that there appear to be sufficient safeguards embedded in the Act to preserve defendants’ fair trial rights. There are, however, questions about the capacity of counsel, and the court system, to accommodate some of the reforms on a large scale – particularly in relation to video record evidence. The authors support an independent evaluation of the Act once in effect, to analyse the efficacy of the changes and to address resourcing concerns. (Author's abstract). Record 8214
650 _aCRIMINAL JUSTICE
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650 _aEVIDENCE
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650 _aLEGAL PROFESSION
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650 _aLEGISLATION
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650 _aPERPETRATORS
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650 4 _aSEXUAL VIOLENCE
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650 _aSEXUAL VIOLENCE LEGISLATION ACT 2021
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650 0 _aVICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE
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650 4 _aVIDEO EVIDENCE
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651 4 _aNEW ZEALAND
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700 _aLee, Joanne
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773 0 _tNew Zealand Women's Law Journal - Te Aho Kawe Kaupapa Ture a ngā Wāhine, 2022, 7: 21-45
830 _aNew Zealand Women's Law Journal - Te Aho Kawe Kaupapa Ture a ngā Wāhine
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856 _uhttps://static1.squarespace.com/static/577228a5e4fcb512c064f2a7/t/639f7c86cb0a396f50cec8c3/1671396487170/K+Fitzgibbon+and+J+Lee.pdf
_zRead the article
856 _uhttp://www.womenslawjournal.co.nz/edition-seven
_yNZWLJ, Volume 7, 2022
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