sec.103ZZGBEvidence about the nature of sexual offences and factors that might affect the behaviour of victims

### sec.103ZZGB Evidence about the nature of sexual offences and factors that might affect the behaviour of victims The following evidence is admissible in a criminal proceeding relating wholly or partly to a sexual offence and may be given by an expert— evidence about the nature of sexual offences; and evidence about the social, psychological and cultural factors that may affect the behaviour of a person who has been the victim, or who alleges that they have been the victim, of a sexual offence, including the reasons that may contribute to a delay on the part of the victim to report the offence. For this section, an expert on the subject of sexual offences includes a person who can demonstrate specialised knowledge, gained by training, study or experience, of a matter that may constitute evidence about a sexual offence. s 103ZZGB ins 2024 No. 48 s 33 (sec.103ZZGB-ssec.1) The following evidence is admissible in a criminal proceeding relating wholly or partly to a sexual offence and may be given by an expert— evidence about the nature of sexual offences; and evidence about the social, psychological and cultural factors that may affect the behaviour of a person who has been the victim, or who alleges that they have been the victim, of a sexual offence, including the reasons that may contribute to a delay on the part of the victim to report the offence. (sec.103ZZGB-ssec.2) For this section, an expert on the subject of sexual offences includes a person who can demonstrate specialised knowledge, gained by training, study or experience, of a matter that may constitute evidence about a sexual offence. - (a) evidence about the nature of sexual offences; and - (b) evidence about the social, psychological and cultural factors that may affect the behaviour of a person who has been the victim, or who alleges that they have been the victim, of a sexual offence, including the reasons that may contribute to a delay on the part of the victim to report the offence.