‘Words matter’: Tame on child sex abuse law

Changes to the wording of child sex abuse laws have passed South Australian parliament, bringing the state in line with other states who’ve made similar changes.

The amendment to the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 changes “unlawful sexual relationship with a child” to “sexual abuse of a child”.

The change comes as part of the Harmony Campaign, spearheaded by former Australian of the Year and anti sex abuse campaigner Grace Tame.

The campaign seeks to harmonise sex abuse laws across Australia.