14 Aug 2019

Sexual violence victims' advocates urge funding for courts

From Checkpoint, 5:35 pm on 14 August 2019

Victims' advocates are calling for sexual violence courts to be funded nationwide after a two-year trial found they cut wait times and were less traumatic for complainants. An evaulation released today shows the pilot has successfully brought cases to trial a third faster than the average wait time of about two years elsewhere. Charlotte Cook reports.