The Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre, has welcomed plans for a Wollongong District Court pilot.
It’ll be aimed at reducing the distress and trauma experienced by adult sexual assault victim-survivors when giving evidence.
Under proposed NSW Government reforms, Wollongong will be one of three District Courts to trial ‘ground rules hearings’, which establish clear parameters for questioning, before a victim-survivor gives evidence, the pilot will run from 2027 to 2030.
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