新南威尔士州州长克里斯·明斯宣布了针对性侵犯审判程序的重大改革，其中包括限制法庭上"强奸神话问题"的提问1。这一举措旨在减少性侵犯受害者在审判中经历的创伤1。
强奸神话是围绕"真正的强奸"脚本构建的虚假观念，通常要求受害人符合年轻、道德无瑕等特定条件1。这些根深蒂固的信念最小化、抹除或为性暴力辩护，对司法系统和公众应对性暴力产生了深远影响1。研究表明，在过去三十年中，相信强奸神话与性暴力实施之间存在显著关联1。
报警率的下降反映了问题的严重性1。2021/22年间，仅有8%的被强奸或性侵犯女性向警察报警，相比2012年的19%大幅下降1。2025年澳大利亚法律改革委员会发布的报告指出，司法系统未能对实施强奸和性侵犯的人员问责1。这些问题并非近年才被发现：早在1977年，皇家人类关系委员会就已指出强奸神话是法律系统失效的重要因素1。
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has announced significant reforms to sexual assault trial procedures, including restrictions on questions based on rape myths, to reduce the trauma experienced by victims during court proceedings.1 These widely held false beliefs center around a "real rape" script that requires victims to conform to narrow standards—such as being young and morally unblemished—in order for their experiences to be considered legitimate sexual violence.1
Research spanning the past three decades has established a correlation between belief in rape myths and the perpetration of sexual violence.1 These misconceptions function to minimize, erase, or justify sexual assault, creating a distorted framework through which society evaluates victims and offenders alike. The 2025 Australian Law Reform Commission report found that the justice system has failed to hold perpetrators of rape and sexual assault accountable.1 As early as 1977, the Royal Commission on Human Relationships identified rape myths as a critical factor in legal system failures.1
The scope of underreporting reflects the pervasive impact of these myths on victim behavior. In 2021-22, only 8 percent of women who had been raped or sexually assaulted reported the crimes to police, a dramatic decline from 19 percent in 2012.1 The reforms now underway represent a recognition that judicial practices must actively counter the harmful narratives that discourage survivors from seeking justice and shield offenders from accountability.
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