25 November 2014
Green Party welcomes sexual violence Trial Proceedings work
The Green Party is today welcoming the Justice Minister’s announcement to resume the Law Commission’s sexual violence
Trial Proceedings work following repeated calls for the work to start again.
“Judith Collins was wrong to stop the Law Commission work in 2011,” said Green Party women’s spokesperson Jan Logie
today.
“We have a legal system that is only convicting 1 in 100 cases of sexual violence, change to the trial systems are
urgently needed.
“I’d like to thank the Justice Minister Amy Adams for hearing the voices of the many New Zealanders who have called for
this to change.
“The Green Party has advocated strongly for removing barriers to survivors of sexual violence in the justice system.
“We need a justice system that the public can have confidence in. We also need a justice system that reinforces the
message that sexual violence is not acceptable in our society. Currently our legal system fails survivors and undermines
that message.
“It’s great to see the new minister listening to the public call to take action for the victims of sexual violence,”
said Ms Logie.