High-profile man accused of rape could be named within weeks after change to Queensland law
by Eden Gillespie from World news | The Guardian on (#6EQ24)
State parliament votes to bring laws governing the naming of alleged sexual offenders into line with other offences and other states
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Lawyers for a high-profile man accused of rape have until 3 October to seek a non-publication order or see their client named under new laws passed by Queensland parliament on Wednesday.
The new laws, which were a recommendation of the Women's Safety and Justice Taskforce in July 2022, bring Queensland into line with most other states and territories to allow the naming of accused sex offenders after they are charged. Previously, alleged offenders could only be named once they had been committed to stand trial.
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