Help & Shelter's comments and recommendations in response to “Stamp It Out”

Help & Shelter's comments and recommendations in response to “Stamp It Out” - Consultation Paper on strengthening protection against sexual violence and reforming the law on sexual offences issued by the Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security

1. Help & Shelter is a non-governmental organisation which has been working for 12 years with victims of domestic and sexual violence. This work involves counselling and the provision of court support
2. The proposed reform is strongly endorsed and Help & Shelter looks forward to early enactment of new legislation as well as the provision of the required infrastructure to ensure that the legislation can be implemented adequately.
3. The responses are organised around the structure of the document.