Sexual activity and consent defence—meaning of consent
34AG Sexual activity and consent defence—meaning of consent
S. 34AG inserted by No. 37/2023 s. 3.
For the purposes of section 34AF(1)(b)—
consent means free and voluntary agreement; and
a person does not consent to the conduct constituting the offence just because they do not resist the conduct verbally or physically; and
a person does not consent to the conduct constituting the offence just because they consented to—
a different sexual activity with the same person; or
the same sexual activity with the same person at a different time or place; or
the same sexual activity with a different person; or
a different sexual activity with a different person.
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