Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered ActsThe prosecution may request under section 12 that the trial judge direct the jury that there may be good reasons why a person may not complain, or may delay in complaining, about a sexual offence.
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Section 14 requires the trial judge to give this direction, if requested, unless there are good reasons for not doing so. Section 16 requires the trial judge to give a direction if the trial judge considers that there are substantial and compelling reasons for doing so.