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Eleanor Wilson

'Motherhood statements': fear gag order vow falls short

The "devil will be in the detail" of promised changes to suppression orders, a media lawyer says. (Susie Dodds/AAP PHOTOS)

Convicted rapists are set to lose the ability to hide their identity under suppression orders but experts warn promised changes might not address perceptions of a two-tier system.

Victoria's Open Courts Act would be amended next parliamentary term to limit the use of suppression orders if the Labor government is re-elected in November.

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