Jenny McAllister (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | Hansard source

No woman or girl should have to experience sexual violence in their life, and the government is leading national efforts to prevent sexual violence and support the victims-survivors who experience it. We are partnering with states and territories to strengthen and harmonise the laws in relation to sexual assault and consent, and we're providing $14.7 million in the 2023-24 budget to strengthen how the criminal justice system responds to sexual assault. We are funding an Australian Law Reform Commission inquiry into justice responses to sexual violence, and that's due to report at the beginning of next year. A lived-experience expert advisory group comprising victims-survivors and their advocates has been established to ensure that victims-survivors—