I think the point that both Professor Grant and Professor Sheehy are making is that you need to get this right, because the potential consequences of getting it wrong are very serious. They're not only in terms of reported cases. We've told you that there are 86 reported cases, with most of them coming out even after section 33.1 was enacted. It's also in relation to the charging decisions and the prosecutorial decisions. Some of those we will never see, and it will be very difficult to know exactly what the implications are from leaving the defence so open.
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