This document highlights sex worker's experience in dealing with local councils in NSW since decriminalisation. Local councils have been the regulators of sex industry businesses in New South Wales since sex work was decriminalised in 1995. Evidence shows that...
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Submission to "Inquiry into the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012 – Exposure Draft Legislation"
"We are very concerned that the Exposure Draft misses the opportunity to create alignment across different areas of Government policy and approach. Most disappointing, is the failure of the Bill to extend anti-discrimination protection to sex workers as a...
Submission on NSW Brothel Regulation Issues Paper 2012
The concerns instigating this inquiry are not evidence-based, and a new regulatory system is not warranted. A move away from decriminalisation would be to step back 17 years in sex worker law reform. It would be a public health disaster and damaging for Australia’s...
Submission to Inquiry into Slavery, Slavery like conditions and People Trafficking 2012
Submission – Crimes Legislation Amendment (Slavery, Slavery-like Conditions and People Trafficking) Bill 2012
This submission outlines why Scarlet Alliance does not support the proposed amendments to the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Slavery, Slavery-like Conditions and People Trafficking) Bill 2012. The proposed bill aims to lower the threshold of proof and increase the...
Scarlet Alliance "Submission on the Regulation of the Sex Industry in Tasmania
This submission outlines how decriminalisation: supports best practice occupational health and safety and human rights for sex workers; results in strong public health outcomes; and ensures that people are able to make a choice to enter sex work as a legitimate...
Scarlet Alliance "Submission on Spent Convictions Act, SA"
This submission outlines Scarlet Alliance's concerns about the exemption of sex work related convictions from the eligibility criteria of the Spent Convictions Act. Part 1, Section 5 of the Act under the heading ‘Scope of the Act’ 2b states that a sex offence cannot...
Scarlet Alliance "Sexual Slavery Signs in Victorian Brothels"
This submission outlines a number of concerns Scarlet Alliance has about the content and effectiveness of the sexual slavery signs as required by the Sex Work Act 1994 since December 2010. We believe the signs are unnecessary in that they do not improve the lives or...
Scarlet Alliance "Submission on Spent Convictions Act (SA) 2009"
This submission outlines Scarlet Alliance and our membership's concerns around the exemption of sex work related convictions from the eligibility criteria of the Spent COnvictions Act. Part 1, Section 5 of the Act under the heading ‘Scope of the Act’ 2b states that a...
Scarlet Alliance "Submission to Steph Key on SA Law Reform" 2012
This submission explains why diverging from decriminalisation in South Australia is dangerous. Ongoing problems are created when legislators attempt to move away from decriminalisation. The introduction of new offences and penalties involves drafting new requirements,...
Submission "Review of NSW Planning Laws" Nov 2011
Minister Brad Hazzard has commissioned an independent review of NSW complex and outdated planning system.
Scarlet Alliance "Submission to Western Australia" 2011
The Western Australian Prostitution Bill 2011 is not a workable model of sex industry regulation for Western Australia, because of the significant barriers the laws themselves will create, and will be at significant expense to the taxpayer. The Prostitution Bill poses...