What Matters Most - Child Sexual Abuse Reform 2024

The Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPAC) commissioned Sexual Assault Support Service (SASS) to develop and run a series of initiatives to engage the community and Victim-Survivors in the design of the Child Sexual Abuse Reform Strategy and Action Plan. This Report presents our analysis of the key messages about what matters most in Tasmania’s response to Child Sexual Abuse, across five engagement activities including surveys, consultations with Victim-Survivors, small group consultations with Victim-Survivor's and insight from specialist sexual assault practitioners in Tasmania

The feedback from Victim-Survivors, articulated through eight key messages, includes:

The urgent need for safe places for children to report abuse

The necessity of mandatory, explicit consent and relationships education

A transformation of our criminal justice system to better serve Victims-Survivors

The right to specialised, long-term support

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