The ACT has made the 'henious' act of stealthing illegal

Canberra Liberal Elizabeth Lee said the legislation's passage was a"proud moment" for the nation's capital.The Australian Capital Territory has become the first jurisdiction in the country to outlaw 'stealthing', or the non-consensual removal of a condom during sex.passed the ACT Legislative Assembly on Thursday.

The bill, brought forward by Canberra Liberals’ Elizabeth Lee, will not just make illegal the removal of a condom during sex, but also not using a condom at all after consent has been given.She said she felt compelled to introduce the legislation because there was no case law precedent to ensure it would be outlawed.

“Instead of waiting until the victim comes forward, and the case is taken through the courts to determine, without doubt, that stealthing is a crime, I was drawn as a legislator to make sure that our laws put this beyond doubt,” she told the Legislative Assembly on Thursday.

jaquix173 What if a disgruntled worker stuck a needle hole in the of the condom. Would it be another strawberries saga. And who would be held responsible, the screwee or the screwor for not checking.

I don’t like condoms.

im sorry but girls are usually the ones who insist on this🤣

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It is a bastard act. And it should not happen. Buy one wonders, in a 'he said, she said' environment with no actual witnesses, how do you actually prove it? Not condoning, genuinely interested from a justice point of view.

I am very interested in knowing how the heck the law enforcement can efficiently and successfully collect enough evidence to prove the accused guilty breaching the consent rather than ppl randomly abusing the process for their devious agenda? The idea is noble but impractical.

MsRebeccaRobins Sweden has that too doesn’t it?

I mean ok, I learnt something new. But seriously people think about who you are sleeping with. There is good protection available for both sexes. Don't risk your sexual health with idiots who would pull something like this. Its not worth it.

Diplomats and MPs lobbied for that 🤔

If you sleep with people who need to be controlled by such stupid laws, please rethink your life choices.

Good.

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