Sexual Assault Trials Handbook August 2025 update

Sexual assault communications privilege has been extensively revised and updated by Ms Robyn Gilbert, Senior Solicitor, Sexual Assault Communications Privilege Service, Legal Aid NSW and her Honour Judge Mendes at [9-000].

The following sections have been updated:

Recent sexual assault law

• Recent cases have been added at [6-000] Recent sexual assault law on JIRS.

Relevant literature — legal articles

The judicial role

The following article has been added at [7-170]:

• J Quilter and L McNamara, “Research into jury directions in sexual offence trials” (2024) 36(7) JOB 65.

Procedural considerations

The following article has been added at [7-290]:

• R Stein, “Vulnerability and the right to effective participation in the criminal justice process: the role of the witness intermediary” (2024) 36(9) JOB 91.

Further reading — legal articles added at [7-495].

Relevant literature — non-legal articles

Further reading — non-legal articles added at [7-9500].