Technology Assisted Harm and the Law: Rights, Risks and Responses

This webinar will be available to view on the Community of Practice within a week of the live date.

Bright Futures is a national education and training project aiming to reduce and prevent child sexual abuse.

Join Carolyn Jones as she explores the complex legal landscape surrounding technology-assisted harmful behaviours and their impact on individuals.

This webinar will offer a comprehensive overview of laws pertaining to sex, consent, and the misuse of technology, with a specific focus on sensitive topics such as sexting among minors and image-based abuse. Gain insights into the challenges posed by varying jurisdictional laws.

About the presenter

Carolyn Jones Principal Solicitor (Harm Practice), Youth Law Australia

Carolyn Jones is the Principal Solicitor (Harm Practice) at Youth Law Australia, a national community legal centre providing free, specialised, technology-based legal services to children and young people under 25 years. 

Carolyn has worked and volunteered in CLCs for over 20 years, including 14 years at Women’s Legal Service NSW. Her legal practice has largely focused on sexual, family and domestic violence, family law, child protection and human rights, with expertise in trauma informed legal practice and the experiences of criminalised women including those in custody. Carolyn has worked as a social worker providing protective, therapeutic and mediation services to vulnerable children and families in rural and remote areas of northern NSW. In 2015, Carolyn received the Women Lawyers Association of NSW Community Lawyer of the Year award.