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Crime and courts / Northern Territory

NT government flags changes to accused sex offender suppression laws

ABC News
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The Northern Territory government has flagged changes to laws that protect the identities of people charged with rape and other sexual offences before they are committed to trial.

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The NT government has flagged reforms that would remove the requirement for accused sexual offenders' names to be suppressed until committal.
The NT government has flagged reforms that would remove the requirement for accused sexual offenders' names to be suppressed until committal.

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