3.The Act gives effect to the Justice Minister’s desire to improve the operation and effectiveness of the justice system. At its core are two key aims, which are:
to enhance public safety by implementing certain elements of the Report of the Gillen review of serious sexual offence cases and from a review of the law on child sexual exploitation and sexual offences against children; and
to improve services for victims of trafficking and exploitation.
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