New South Wales (NSW) Police Commissioner Mick Fuller has spoken to the attorney-general and police minister about an app that couples could use to record consent for sex. Fuller has defended his idea of a phone app to establish and record mutual consent before having sex, arguing it could keep people out of a flawed justice system. The proposal drew swift criticism from politicians, women’s safety workers, and the public after Fuller published an opinion piece in Sydney’s Daily Telegraph on Thursday. He said an app could normalise conversations around consent and formalise the habit of actively seeking consent. He conceded it could provide challenges, such as if someone withdrew consent after agreeing. Others, including Labor’s police spokeswoman Lynda Voltz, pointed out that women could be coerced into ticking a box on an app. Voltz told AAP it would make things even harder for assault survivors if the app were …
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