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Sexual assault victims receive inadequate access to interpreters by Queensland police, inquiry told

Sexual assault support services say victims need better access to interpreters. (Pexels: Gül Işık)

Sexual assault victims from non-English-speaking backgrounds are getting inadequate access to interpreters when reporting to Queensland police, according to submissions to a parliamentary inquiry. 

The Gold Coast Centre Against Sexual Violence says victims can be denied justice when it is left to a police officer to determine someone's understanding of the English language.

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