Petition · past parliament
Gender neutrality in the sexual offenses act 2003
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
The sexual offenses act 2003 defines rape as being committed by a man. This is descrimanatory and should be changed as it does not recognize woman who rape men. The wording of the legislation should be changed to be gender neutral and to include the forced envelopment of a penis.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 24 Oct 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 8 Nov 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
8 Nov 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.