The Tasmanian Government said it is open to making changes to legislation which prohibits the identification of victims in sexual offence hearings without a court order.
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Section 194K of the Evidence Act 2001 prohibits publication identifying the victim even when the person is an adult at the time of publication and consents to being named.
The restriction gained worldwide attention with the launch of the #LetHerSpeak campaign.
The campaign centred on a Hobart survivor of sexual abuse, identified in the media as Jane Doe, who called for the law to be changed to allow her to tell her story, and was endorsed by celebrities such as John Cleese and Alyssa Milano.
The government called for public feedback on a Discussion Paper which outlines potential changes to the law on Tuesday.
Attorney-General Elise Archer said the Discussion Paper outlined the current laws in both Tasmania and other jurisdictions to inform future potential reform.
"We are open to considering changes to Section 194K of the Evidence Act 2001 to ensure it appropriately protects the rights of all victims of sexual assault," Ms Archer said.
Jane Doe said she was thankful to the Tasmanian community for backing the #LetHerSpeak campaign.
"I am so overwhelmingly proud to be a part of that community for change," she said.
Survivor and Beyond Abuse founder Steve Fisher said the reform was long overdue.
Mr Fisher was able to speak about his abuse by priest Garth Hawkins because he successfully gained a Supreme Court order permitting him to be named.
"People should be allowed to speak out in certain circumstances," Mr Fisher said.
"This law should have been brought in because people were subject to the media identifying them when they were at their most vulnerable, but it's just a little bit outdated now.
"It's something that had to change to give people a voice if they want to. If they don't want to, they should not be identified.
"It really empowers the survivors to be able to tell their story under their own name."
In the Discussion Paper, the Tasmania Law Reform Institute recommended replacing the current legislation with a comprehensive framework which takes into account the interests of the court, the complainant, the media and public interest.
The TLRI recommended "with leave of the court, the publication of details which identify the victim is not prohibited if, prior to publication, the victim who has attained the age of 18 years and who has the capacity to consent and who has not been coerced, defrauded or otherwise manipulated into giving consent provides written consent to publication."
Ms Archer said it is imperative that these sensitive matters strike the right balance between protecting all victims of sexual assault and the public interest in open justice.
"It remains vitally important that appropriate checks are in place to ensure that where one victim may wish to publicly speak of their experience, that such action does not unduly impact on other victims who wish to remain anonymous," she said.
Sexual Assault Support Service chief executive Jill Maxwell said it was an important consideration is given to all victims.
"A significant issue identified by the TLRI, and echoed by us, is what to do when there are multiple victims of the same offender and only one wants to be identified. This could be the case where there are a number of siblings or classmates who are victims," Ms Maxwell said.
"The fact is that many victims do not want to be identified, for whatever reason.
"Very careful consideration needs to go ensure there are sufficient safeguards in place to protect those victims, particularly in a smaller jurisdiction like Tasmania.
"We need to ensure that a victim is freely giving their consent and by what mechanism that person's consent allows publication: simple consent, written consent or court order."
What this means to survivors
Mr Fisher said it was cathartic for him to be able to speak of his abuse and educate others.
"I ended up giving talks to the new recruits at the Police Academy and things like that. Those are things I couldn't have done if I couldn't identify myself," Mr Fisher said.
"In the case of Jane Doe, she wants to be to able to speak out because she wants to be able to educate people and she wants to come on board with Beyond Abuse and End Rape on Campus, who started the #LetHerSpeak campaign.
"She wants to be able to tell her story, especially telling about things like grooming, and educate people about how these things happen.
"Foremost in her mind is the education of other people, other survivors, so as little people as possible have to go through the trauma she went through.
"It's really a fantastic thing that she wants to do and the only thing stopping her is the law."
Survivor and End Rape on Campus Australia director Nina Funnell, who designed the #LetHerSpeak campaign in partnership with Marque Lawyers, said the law as it currently stands is incredibly disempowering for survivors.
"The existing law in Tasmania is incredibly outdated and only serves the interests of perpetrators by silencing their victims. The law absolutely must change to allow survivors the basic dignity of using their own name," Ms Funnell said.
"I am a sexual assault survivor from Sydney and when my assault happened I spoke to the media publicity about it using my own name and face. That was an incredibly healing thing for me to be able to do.
"It allowed me to reclaim a sense of ownership and control over what had happened to me and allowed me to use what was a fundamentally disempowering experience and turn it into something that could produce something positive, in terms of raising awareness and encouraging other survivors to seek support.
Ms Funnell said a lot of public good can come from allowing survivors to speak out.
"For the individual themselves, it can be quite healing. For the broader community, to be able to see survivors of sexual assault who go on to do meaningful, productive things with their lives - it gives hope to others that are perhaps at the very beginning of that journey.
"Jane Doe has prompted the government to realise there is strong public sentiment to have the law changed."
To find out how to have your say on this legislation visit the Department of Justice website.
Submissions can be made until May 10, 2019.