THE BORDER MAIL | Inquiry into Victoria’s justice system hears sexual assault victim will wait four years for case’s end

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Ellen Ebsary

The Legal and Social Issues Committee held the first hearing for its inquiry into the system at Wangaratta’s Performing Arts and Convention Centre.

A North East victim of crime having to travel to Geelong for their case and victims coming to their third case adjournment, saying ‘I just can’t do this anymore’ were anecdotes given by Merri Health, which runs a victims assistance program.

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Fiona Patten is the founder and leader of the Reason Party and a Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for the Northern Metropolitan region. She came to politics after 20 years of lobbying for the rights of organisations involved in the sexual rights movement – including small businesses, sex workers, HIV/AIDS organisations, adult media and online anti-censorship groups. Before that she was an established independent fashion designer with her own label called Body Politics.

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