Publications Library
Submission to the Consolidated Industry Codes of Practice for the Online Industry (Class 1C and Class 2 Material)
Throughout the implementation of the Online Safety Act 2021, sex workers and our allies have provided consistent evidence that Australia’s eSafety framework generates tangible risks for marginalised communities.
Group Submission to the Consolidated Industry Codes of Practice for the Online Industry (Class 1C and Class 2 Material)
The Draft Consolidated Industry Codes of Practice for the Online Industry (Class 1C and Class 2 Material) (the Codes) are the final piece of Online Safety Act’s regulatory framework.
Submission to the Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024
Scarlet Alliance welcomes the Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024, but remains concerned that these provisions do not sufficiently address gaps in anti-discrimination and anti-vilification protections in state/territory legislation.
Submission to NSW Standing Committee on Social Issues on Impacts of Porn
Porn performers are sex workers. Porn performers and digital content creators have always been part of the sex worker community, both internationally and in unceded Australia. More recently, many ‘in-person’ sex workers have also diversified into participating in...
Submission to the Criminal Code Amendment (Deepfake Sexual Material) Bill 2024
The NSW Council of Civil Liberties and Scarlet Alliance, Australian Sex Workers Association submits that the Criminal Code Amendment (Deepfake Sexual Material) Bill 2024 fails to enhance the civil rights of the Australian public. Generative AI is an increasingly fast...
South Australian Adult Entertainment Planning Code Briefing Paper
The Adelaide City Council is proposing amendments to the current planning code. The amendments include provisions for adult entertainment and adult products and services businesses. The changes will guide the use and development of land used for the purposes of adult entertainment premises and/or adult products and services premises.
Submission to the Department of Infrastructure on Statutory Review of the Online Safety Act 2021
While a review of Online Safety Act 2021 and its associated frameworks is not required until 2025, the Australian Government has committed to conducting this review within the current term of government, in recognition of the rapidly evolving nature of internet...
Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission on Justice Responses to Sexual Violence
Consent discussion and negotiation are fundamental in sex work. Sex workers explicitly discuss consent, identify and negotiate implied consent, use non-verbal communication, and set and communicate boundaries every day, every shift and in every interaction. In recent...
Submission to the NDIS Review on mandatory registration of NDIS service providers
People with disability in Australia have a legally recognised right to access reasonable and necessary sex, sexuality and relationship supports, including services provided by sex workers. The implementation of the NDIS Review recommendation 17 presents a real danger of completely eroding this right.
Submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission current and emerging threats to the human rights of trans and gender diverse people
Sex workers experience high levels of discrimination and vilification, and experience significant barriers to reporting to both police and human rights bodies. While discrimination against trans and gender diverse people is theoretically prohibited by the Commonwealth and in every state and territory, a lack of mechanisms for anonymous and/or representative complaints (where some complaints processes will require a complainant to use a non-preferred or ‘dead’ name, which is then disclosed to the respondent) creates
barriers to reporting.
Submission to QLD Department of Justice on the Anti-Discrimination Bill 2024 Exposure Draft
Scarlet Alliance supports the Anti-Discrimination Bill 2024 (the Bill) as a significant modernisation of Queensland’s anti-discrimination framework.