B005 Sexual Offences Act

B005 Acht um Cíona Gnéasach

The text of the bill can be found here

This bill was submitted by /u/inoticeromance on behalf of Forás and the Government.

Proposed Amendments

A01 - Submitted by /u/inoticeromance

Insert after 1(c) as 1(cc):

​It shall not be a defense to claim that the defendant possessed merely an honest belief that the complainant had extended consent, where that belief would not be reasonable.

A02 - Submitted by /u/inoticeromance

Insert after 1(d) as 1(dd): It shall be at the discretion of the trial judge to allow questioning of the complainant of the production of evidence where it relates to:

(1) the sexual history of the complainant, (2) the attire of the complainant,

where it is believed that the introduction of this questioning or evidence is pertinent to the defence of the accused.

Please vote as:

A01 - Tá/Níl/Staon

​A02 - Tá/Níl/Staon

Simply voting "Tá", "Níl" or "Staon", will be regarded as the same vote on both amendments. ​