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Sexual Assault
What is sexual assault?
Sexual assault is a crime. If you have experienced it, there are many ways in which you can receive help.
Sexual assault occurs when a person is forced, coerced or tricked into sexual acts against their will or without their consent or if a child or young person under 18 is exposed to sexual activities. Sexual assault is also commonly known as sexual abuse, rape or indecent assault.
The NSW government maintains a public website specifically for victims of sexual assault. The site has information about: help and support available, making a report to police, the police investigation and the criminal justice process and how laws have changed to better meet the needs of vicitms of sexual assault. For details: Sexual assault website - www.sexualassault.nsw.gov.au
Safety and protection
Your safety and protection is important. For more information refer to
Safety and protection
Sexual assault website > safety and protection
Medical Assistance and Documenting Injuries
Your medical wellbeing, and collection of potential medical evidence is important. For more information refer to
A Crime is Committed > medical assistance and documenting injuries
Sexual assault website > the investigation > evidence and medical examination
Recovering from Crime
Your recovery from a crime is important. For more information refer to this site's webpage
A Crime is Committed > Recovering from Crime
Reporting sexual assault to police
Reporting sexual assault and other crimes to police is important as it can aid your wellbeing and future safety - and that of your family and community.
Generally, no action will be taken to investigate the sexual assault without the permission of the victim.
For more information please refer to
Sexual assault website > reporting to police
Reporting the crime > why report the crime to police
NSW Police website brochure "Adult Sexual Assault" (pdf)
NSW Health Sexual Assault website
Support services - general
For contact details to access support services please refer to
Help and Support > Specific crimes > sexual assault
Other helpful websites include:
Sexual assault website > support and counselling
NSW Police Sexual Assault Pamphlet
Immigrant Women's Support Service (helping women with a non-English-speaking background) This is a Queensland community based organisation which works with women and children of non-English speaking background who are or have been in violent domestic situations or who have experienced rape or sexual assault. Contact either it's domestic violence support (07) 3846 3490 or sexual assault support (07) 3846 5400, or email: mail@iwss.org.au
Support services - court
Please refer to
Court support for children and victims of sexual assault
Compensation
Please refer to
Compensation for sexual assault victims
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