Anyone can report an offence, and it is not only speech that breaks the rules.
"It's excusable to not do other things, to ask someone to come back to report an offence," he said.
We will continue to work with her and if she decides to report an offence she can be assured that we will investigate it fully, working closely with the local authority, and seek to take action, where appropriate".
Bahati said he was "willing to drop the death penalty" because of international concerns, but "key clauses", including life imprisonment for gay people or gay marriage, imprisonment for the "promotion" of homosexuality and for those who fail to report an offence under the act, would remain.
The figures on confidence in the police come from the Crime Survey of England and Wales, a huge rolling programme of interviews with people about their experiences, irrespective of whether or not they have reported an offence.
"We want victims to feel that they can report an offence to the police, confident in the knowledge that their complaint will be taken seriously and they will be treated with respect," she said.
More than half of them suffered verbal violence (5%), 1.5% suffered physical violence, and 3.7% reported an offence against property.
Any methods which could increase the ability to obtain biological evidence or reduce the additional distress associated with reporting a sexual offence may result in an increase in reporting this crime type.
All Australians, whatever their views on asylum seekers, need to ask themselves whether the government should ever make it a criminal offence to report a criminal offence.
