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...
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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.
Submission to Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council on Sentencing of Sexual Assault and Rape Consultation Paper
Submission to Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council on Sentencing of Sexual Assault and Rape: The Ripple Effect – Consultation Paper.
Submission to Inquiry into the Equality Legislation Amendment (LGBTIQA+) Bill 2023
Scarlet Alliance, SWOP NSW and the NSW sex worker community do not believe the existing reforms have been sufficient to implement true decriminalisation. There remain nine criminal offences in the Summary Offences Act 1988 directly impacting sex workers. Sex workers...
Stigma Snapshot: Sex Workers 2022
Stigma has a major impact on health outcomes for people living with blood borne viruses (BBVs) and sexually transmissible infections (STIs). The Australian Government Department of Health strategies for BBVs and STIs explicitly aim to “eliminate the negative impact of
stigma, discrimination, and legal and human rights issues on people’s health”. In 2022, a stigma indicator was included in an online survey of sex workers in Australia. This followed on from a previous survey of sex workers conducted by the Centre for Social
Research in Health in 2020.
Submission to Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024
Scarlet Alliance welcomes the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (the Bill). It is a culmination of years of work by the Queensland Law Reform Commission, consultation with sex workers and other industry stakeholders,...
Online Safety (Basic Online Safety Expectations) Amendment Determination 2023
Submission on the draft BOSE Determination Amendment 2024 Throughout the development and implementation of the Online Safety Act 2021 and the establishment of the eSafety Commission, sex workers and our allies across unceded Australia have provided clear and...