Background and Policy Objectives
3.The Act gives effect to the Justice Minister’s desire to improve the operation and effectiveness of the justice system. At its core are two key aims, which are:
a)
to enhance public safety by implementing certain elements of the Report of the Gillen review of serious sexual offence cases and from a review of the law on child sexual exploitation and sexual offences against children; and
b)
to improve services for victims of trafficking and exploitation.