The things people ask first.

Anyone aged 18 or over, anywhere in Australia. There is no time limit — it doesn't matter when the harm happened, or how old you were. You don't need to have told anyone, reported to police, or be sure it "counts".

No. Registering is free, talking to a solicitor is free, and if a group forms and chooses to act, Violet Co represents you without charge. The service is funded philanthropically through the Karen Iles Sexual Assault Victims Justice Fund.

You become a client of Violet Co Legal, and legal privilege protects what you tell us. Your record is held by our solicitors in Australia. Then — nothing, unless you ask for something. You can request a conversation with a solicitor straight away, or simply leave your record where it is.

Our software compares the details you give about the person who harmed you — their name, other names, their workplace or institution, the place, the period — with other records. When three people have named the same person, a Violet Co solicitor reviews the connection to make sure it is real. Only then, and only if you've said we may, do we tell you.

Three — you and two others — is the threshold Tika in New Zealand uses, and one that reduces the chance of a mistaken match on a common name. A solicitor still checks every connection before anyone is told.

No. The Register never contacts the person you name, and nothing on it is ever published. If, later, your group decides on a step that involves them — a police report, a civil claim — that happens with your lawyer beside you and only with your consent.

Not until you all agree on a path, and then only when your lawyer judges it the right time. Until then you are told that a connection exists — not who the others are — and your accounts are kept separate so no one can say you influenced each other.

You are still a Violet Co client with the same access to advice, referral and support as anyone else. A connection is one path, not the only one. Many survivors will use the Register to record, talk to a solicitor about their own options, and go no further — and that is a complete use of it.

Yes, at any time. Recording here never limits what you can do elsewhere. If you want to report, we will help you — and the record you have already made can go with you.

Always. You can pause your record, add to it, ask us not to tell you about connections, withdraw entirely, or have everything deleted. One message is enough.

Three things. Everyone confirms their identity with photo ID, so no one can register anonymously or as someone else. No single record ever leads to any action. And every connection is reviewed by a solicitor before anyone is told. A knowingly false report is a serious breach of the client agreement.

In Australia, encrypted, and seen only by Violet Co solicitors bound by professional obligations of confidentiality. Not by funders, not by government, not by the person you name. See Privacy & safety for our full commitments.

No. If you are in danger now, call 000. For 24/7 counselling and support, call 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732. The Register is for when you are ready to record and think about what comes next — there is no hurry.

Rape and sexual assault, sexual abuse as a child or teenager, sexual harassment, sexual exploitation or coercion, and image-based or online sexual harm. If you aren't sure how to describe what happened, you can say so — a solicitor can help.

Violet Co Legal & Consulting — Australia's dedicated Sexual Assault Legal Practice, founded by Karen Iles, a Dharug woman, solicitor and survivor. Survivor-led, Indigenous-owned, and a certified social enterprise. Read more on Why this exists.