Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, President. Again, I'm not going to breach the confidence of the discussions I had with individuals who had come to me seeking my confidence, but I can guarantee you, as I have done in absolutely every case of a woman coming to me and saying that they had been sexually assaulted or harassed or subject to violence—as often happens in this country, more than we would like—I have ensured that they are aware of the options available to them for them to make their decisions. This has been central to Ms Higgins's case, where a young woman made a decision to tell her story on her own terms and in her own time. (Time expired)