The State Attorney General, Jim McGinty, called for submissions to a Parliamentary Committee in late 2006, to consider future directions for sex industry law reform in that state. The Terms Of Reference for the committee does not include street based sex work, and as...
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Scarlet Alliance "Submissions into forced and servile marriage in Australia" 2011
Scarlet Alliance strongly recommends a substantial time and financial investment be made into community organisations who represent those perceived to be affected by forced and servile marriage prior to the discussion of legislative and/or non-legislative means to...
Scarlet Alliance "Submission to the The Criminal Justice Response to Slavery and People Trafficking; Reparation; and Vulnerable Witness Protections" 2011
Scarlet Alliance strongly opposes the introduction of a criminal justice response, and/or special criminalisation for forced labour in Australia as an addition to current criminal justice responses to sex work and trafficking. Debt contracts are seen as an alternative...
Scarlet Alliance "Submission to the Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety’s inquiry into the ACT Prostitution Act 1992" 2011
This submission is to the Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety’s inquiry into the ACT Prostitution Act 1992. Sex workers are also best placed to identify our needs and the changes necessary to our industry over and above what may be thought to be what we...
Touching Base "Submission to Marrickville Council" 2011
Touching Base Submission to Marrickville Council, 2011. Appropriate planning for sex services premises can provide councils with greater control over their location, design and operation. Planning regulations and enforcement actions have direct implications for the...
Scarlet Alliance "Submission to the CMC Review" 2011
As with previous submissions to the Queensland Crime and Misconduct Commission Scarlet Alliance’s main concern is that licensing the sex industry simply doesn’t work. It is expensive, encourages non-compliance, has no benefits for those complying and many deficits...
Scarlet Alliance "Submission to WA Law Reform" 2011
The attached Submission is In Opposition to Attorney General Christian Porter’s Proposal To: - Ban sex work in residential areas - License and register sex workers and auxiliary staff - Impose restrictions on sex industry advertising - Increase criminal penalties for...
Scarlet Alliance "Submission to Tasmanian Attorney General" 2010
Scarlet Alliance provides the Tasmanian Attorney Generals Department with strong reasons to reconsider the laws in Tasmania -arguing that sex workers are the key stakeholders.
Scarlet Alliance "Submission on Visa Simplification" Director, Deregulation Strategy Section, DIAC, July 2010
Australia’s current visa subclasses are complicated and hard to understand. This will make it harder for a person who speaks English as a second language to apply for the right visa. This increases sex workers’ vulnerability to trafficking. Australia’s visas are quite...
"Review of Employer Sanctions Legislation – Combating Illegal Work in Australia" June 2010
Accessing fair visas for migrant sex workers to enter Australia is difficult for sex workers. Lack of information translated into relevant languages is part of the problem, leading sex workers to opt for third party traffickers rather than come to Australia...
Scarlet Alliance "Submission to Parliamentary Joint Committee; Trafficking in Women – Sexual Servitude" 2003
Scarlet Alliance believes there is a pervasive and unhelpful equation of the ‘trafficking’ of South East Asian sex workers to Australia with ‘sexual servitude’ and ‘slavery’. This simplistic reading of such complex issues has resulted in a limited understanding of the...
Scarlet Alliance "Submission on Proposed Trafficking Laws" 2004
This submission was written in response to the proposed amendments to the Australian Federal Criminal Code by the Attourney General's Office in September/October 2003. Authors include Janelle Fawkes, Elena Jeffreys, Maria McMahon and Jenni Gamble. Penny Saunders and...