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Repeal of Section 59 of the Crimes Act

By / 17 April 2007

I am not at all sure what all the fuss is about. It seems to me that the matter is really very simple. Children should have the same legal protection against assault as all other human beings. Anything else creates the absurd situation where the smallest and most vulnerable humans in our community have the least legal protection.

Bradford’s original proposal to repeal section 59 is therefore the sensible way forward. Anything less is a travesty of justice. The bill that came out of the select committee is a clumsy compromise, but passing it is important because anything else sends a message that assaulting children is OK.

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