A Queensland Police taskforce investigating how women are treated in the criminal justice system has found victims of sexual assault often have to wait days for forensic testing.
Senior Sergeant Simon Kinbacher outlined issues with the criminal code, saying that it fails to uphold the human rights of survivors, in a letter to the Women’s safety and Justice taskforce.
Sergeant Kinbacher also condemned the Criminal Code’s Legislation Amendment Bill 2020 for its retention of the “mistake of fact” excuse, in which defendants are not required to prove they obtained informed consent during sex.