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Amendments to sections 46 and 47 of the Jury Directions Act 2015

Commencing today, the legislative changes affect the directions on consent and reasonable belief in consent for certain sexual offences committed on or after 1 July 2015.

They apply to all trials commencing on or after 26 September 2016.

The affected topics are

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