Crimson Coalition is an unfunded network of Queensland sex workers from all sectors of the sex industry. Since forming as SSPAN (Sexual Service Providers’ Advocacy Network) in June 2004 we have consulted with a range of government and non-government organisations...
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Scarlet Alliance "Cover Letter, Queensland Submission to SWAN Review" May 2008
As outlined in the 5th National Strategy on HIV/AIDS , the National STI Strategy and identified within the Queensland HIV, Hepatitis C and Sexually Transmissible Infection Strategy , the involvement of affected communities in health responses to HIV and STIs is vital...
"Submission to the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board: 3 Pillars" June 07
The “Three Pillars” is a new approach to sex work within the UNAIDS, discussed at the 20th meeting of the Programme Coordinating Board (PCB), Geneva, Switzerland, 25-27 June 2007. This submission is from Scarlet Alliance, The Australian Sex Workers Association. The...
WA Gov "Prostitution Law Reform Working Group" 07
In late 2006 the West Australian Attorney General, Jim McGinty, announced that the sex industry laws would be changed. He formed a working party, including Giz Watson Greens MLC, Sue Ellery Labor MLC, Lisa Bastain of the WA Health Department, Kim Porter of the WA...
Scarlet Alliance & SSPAN "Submission to the Queensland Regulatory Impact Statement" July 2006
This submission is in response to proposals by an independent "Regulatory Impact Statement," funded by the Prostitution Licensing Authority in Queensland. Scarlet Alliance and the Sexual Service Providers Advocacy Network of Queensland (SSPAN) argue that any...
Scarlet Alliance "Submission to the Victorian Government – RIS" 06
This submission is in response to proposed changes to the Victorian sex industry regulations, after an assessment in the form of a Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) by Consumer Affairs, Victoria. Scarlet Alliance argues that key elements of the sex industry have been...
Scarlet Alliance "Submission In Opposition to the Manukau City Council (Control of Street Prostitution) Bill and is support of the rights of Street Based Sex Workers" March 2006
Scarlet Alliance does not support the Manukau City Council (Control of Street Prostitution) Bill or any proposals to criminalise street based sex work; applauds the political strength and leadership shown by the New Zealand Parliament and the decriminalisation of all...
Scarlet Alliance & SSPAN "Submission to the Queensland RIS" 2006
This submission is in response to proposals by an independent "Regulatory Impact Statement," funded by the Prostitution Licensing Authority in Queensland. Scarlet Alliance and the Sexual Service Providers Advocacy Network of Queensland (SSPAN) argue that any...
SSPAN QLD CMC Submission – Escort Jan 06
SSPAN details their response to the Crime and Misconduct Commission’s Interim Position Paper (2005) Should legal outcall prostitution services in Queensland be extended to licensed brothels and/or escort agencies?. In Section 1 they comment on the overall debate and...
Scarlet Alliance “CMC Submission – Escort”Jan 06
Scarlet Alliance offers the following comments in relation to the December 2005 Crime and Misconduct Commissions ‘Should legal outcall prostitution services in Queensland be extended to licensed brothels and/or escort agencies? ‘ Interim Position Paper. Scarlet...
Scarlet Alliance "Victorian Government’s Review of the Prositution Control Regulations" August 2005
The Victorian Prostitution Control Act does not reflect the findings of the 1985 Neave Inquiry; that is that individual self-employed sex workers should be able to operate lawfully. Rather, the requirement for registration is a barrier for sex workers and as a result...
SSPAN Qld "Submission to the Crime and Misconduct Commission – Escort Work In Queensland" April 2005
The current Queensland sex industry is comprised of a number of different sectors. Whilst legalisation has created a ‘legal’ sector in the sex industry, our industry continues to operate mostly outside the law. ‘Legal’ workers, both in brothels and those who work...