Practice Directions to support Criminal Law (Coercive Control and Affirmative Consent) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024
The following Practice Directions have been released by the Chief Magistrate to support the legislative amendments Criminal Law (Coercive Control and Affirmative Consent) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024:
- Practice Direction 10 of 2025 – Evidence Act 1977 Part 6C – Limits on publishing information in relation to sexual offences – Division 3 – Publishing identifying matter in relation to defendants – Division 4 – Complainant privacy orders.
- This Practice Direction accommodates the inclusion of applications for non-publication orders for pre-committal sexual offences and the new complainant privacy orders. It also repeals PD 4 of 2023 – Non-publication orders – Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1978.
- Amended Practice Direction 1 of 2025 – Summary proceedings for domestic violence offence – Brisbane Magistrates Court