The ‘What the law says about sex’ brochure is one important component to a proactive, whole of government strategy aimed at educating and preventing child abuse in the remote Aboriginal communities of Western Australia. The project was initiated by Detective Senior Sergeant Bernie Hett in March 2003, in response to the findings of The Gordon Inquiry Report to Government on 31 July 2002 which made strong recommendations for ‘strengthening responses to child abuse and family violence’, and ‘strengthening responses to vulnerable children and adults at risk’.
