Rape and sexual assault survivors from around Australia have come together to demand law reform under the campaign #LetHerSpeak.

Under current law, there can be no #MeToo movement in the Northern Territory or Tasmania.

In both jurisdictions, adult survivors of sexual assault, including rape, are not permitted to freely discuss their assaults under their real name to media.

Publications that reveal their identities can be prosecuted for doing so.

The campaign centres around a 23-year-old Tasmania woman, identified by the fake name Jane Doe, who was a victim of a sexual offence when she was 15, according to Nina Funnell, director of End Rape on Campus Australia, a co-organiser of the campaign.

"Jane is now ready to speak out in full ... and about what happened to her," Nina told Hack.

But because of the archaic laws she's not able to speak, and, if she does, anyone who names her could face prosecution.

An online petition addressed to Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman and Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner began on Thursday morning.

It's calling on both leaders to change the law so that any survivor who wishes to be named can waive their right to anonymity.

"In theory the laws were put in place to protect victims from the media who might try and exploit them for their stories," Nina said.

"But we've found it actually protects the perpetrators.

"It means the victims are being silenced and they can't speak out and say what's happened to them ... it actually gags victims.

"We can't have a #MeToo movement in Tasmania or the NT and those victims who do want to speak out are effectively being told by the courts they're not allowed to."

We're looking into this: Tasmanian A-G

Under Tasmanian law, Jane Doe could try and get a court order allowing her to speak out. She would need to prove this was in the public interest.

Nine said that was unfair.

"When you have a victim that's already gone through a sexual offence as well as the criminal justice system, to then expect them to go through an additional court process that will cost them money out of their own pocket ... just penalises and punishes the victim."

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Whatsapp Tara Moss is a survivor of sexual violence and one of the high-profile backers of #LetHerSpeak.

The Tasmanian Attorney-General Elisa Archer told Hack the government was looking at the law in question.

"The Tasmanian Government is considering Section 194K to ensure that it appropriately protects the rights of all victims of sexual assault," she said.

"It is important that appropriate checks are in place to ensure that where one victim may wish to publicly speak of their experience, that such action does not unduly impact on other victims (such as may be the case with siblings or classmates who may be inadvertently identified).

"We are extremely mindful that care must be taken in this area of law, as it is important that any reform strikes the appropriate balance between protecting victims of sexual assault and the paramount public interest in open justice."

In 2012, a Tasmanian newspaper was fined $20,000 for naming a rape survivor, even though it had that person's full consent and co-operation.

Nina said #MeToo had a positive effect on society generally.

Every time we get a survivor who comes forward ... it creates a wave of disclosure that gives others the courage to come forward and come to the police or the media or to counselling.

"We need public-facing role models to give others courage and encouragement to also come forward and report," she said.

"I think it really helps to break down the stigma and shame around sexual assault and deepens the public's understanding of sexual assault.

"It also starts a broader conversation around topics like consent and victim blaming."