Victorian Current Acts

JURY DIRECTIONS ACT 2015 - SECT 47G

For the purposes of this Division, a direction on personal appearance and irrelevant conduct is a direction informing the jury that it should not be assumed that a person consented to a sexual act just because the person—

        (a)     wore particular clothing; or

        (b)     had a particular appearance; or

        (c)     drank alcohol or took any other drug; or

        (d)     was present in a particular location; or

Examples

1     The complainant attended a nightclub.

2     The complainant went to the accused's home.

        (e)     acted flirtatiously.

S. 47H inserted by No. 38/2022 s. 48.