We have to also remember that in addition to being legally unhelpful to consider past sexual conduct in terms of determining consent to the alleged offence, it is also practically unhelpful, and Minister Faafoi spoke to this. It's acted to deter complainants from providing evidence, even where a complainant has a very strong case. This bill addresses that problem by tightening rules around evidence regarding a complainant's sex history to ensure they are protected from irrelevant and unduly invasive questioning. It also requires judges to intervene in inappropriate questioning and to address common myths and misconceptions about sexual violence to ensure juries are not misinformed by commonly held assumptions about how victims and perpetrators act. 