Overview
- Justice Minister Sean Fraser will announce the updates on Tuesday, his office said.
- The reforms are described by his office as among the most consequential Criminal Code changes in generations to protect victims.
- Measures aim to keep children safe from predators and bolster protections for other victims.
- Platform commitments include classifying hate‑motivated murder, such as femicide, as first‑degree.
- The plan also seeks stiffer penalties for non‑consensual intimate‑image sharing and a new offence for distributing sexual deepfakes, alongside steps to curb online child exploitation and sextortion.