Reply With QuoteAbout time. Legalise it completely, don't just decriminalise
I heard radio seen laws will hopefully be getting changed mid next year with some new inquiry.. fingers crossed gets like nsw
About time. Legalise it completely, don't just decriminalise
Agree but its QLD dont hold your breathOriginally Posted by cjh
It is already legalised in Qld, just heavily regulated.
It will never be deregulated to the point that some people want it to.
might explain why there has not been a lot of enforcement action on shops.
Actually I hear there is still a bit of activity around. 8 cops going into a shop to do a "COVID19 check" in every room.
I decided to go try shop at Gabba today where rosemary was looks like closed down already. were 2 cops vans parked close not sure for that I didn’t stick around ..
Its being looked at now. The new Guv is looking to either decriminalize it or make it legal
Yes, it fell by the wayside previously but with new boss it has been pushed back onto the agenda. But as always it is wait and see, although I suspect the new boss will want to make it go away so will pass it through.
Who is the boss?
Mid this year I would say - before the October election.
NSW decriminalised it 35 years ago. Hurry the fuck up. Nanny state QLD where you can't even get a wank in a massage shop without fear of gaol.
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The bill is going through a final committee inquiry which reports to parliament on 12th April, hopefully the bill should be passed soon after.
Update: Decrim bill final debate is set for this week and the bill should likely be passed on Thursday. Laws won't immediately come into effect though until commencement date which hasn't been announced yet, hopefully will hear more info soon.
Thanks a173217 .. lets hope it goes through. How long is the usual delay between passing a bill and the commencement date?
What should we expect to change though? Will prices go down? Will more and better girls now be working now that it is less risky?
Hope to see like in Sydney, safer for the girls = more shops & girls = more competition = better prices.
Unsure about the usual delay for the commencement date, from what I've read it seems to be a case by case basis, they'd have to factor in the time to dismantle the current regulation body and reimburse the brothels for the paid licencing fees. I'd expect more details about timings to come out pretty soon in any case.
And yeah ideally the lack of legal risk should make sex work more appealing to more women and hopefully drop prices a bit. Also brothels no longer having to pay licencing fees may also help with prices too.
Probably the most direct changes will be that unlicenced businesses will no longer be illegal so you can visit a massage shop without fear of a cop ruining the fun.
Other changes include private sex workers no longer having to work alone and being able to share their residence with other workers.
It also repeals against laws regarding advertising, sex workers will be allowed to include more details of their services in their ads.
One perhaps more controversial change is that sex workers will also no longer need a mandatory STI check every three months. Tbh not a huge deal in my opinion, this was essentially an unenforceable law anyway, I'd imagine most sex workers who were already getting regularly tested would continue to do so. Also if you mostly visit massage shops, they were already illegal anyway so not like the mandatory check mattered for them lol.
Statement released yesterday. About time
Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence
The Honourable Yvette D'Ath
Queensland Parliament has passed laws to decriminalise the sex work industry
The legislation will improve the rights and personal safety of sex workers
Existing criminal offences relating to sex workers will be repealed
The laws were formed following an independent review into the decriminalisation of the sex work industry.
The health, safety and workplace rights of Queensland’s sex workers will be vastly improved, thanks to new laws passed today.
Under the legislation, the sex work industry will be decriminalised and criminal offences applying specifically to sex workers will be repealed.
The Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 will also protect sex workers from unfair discrimination, create new offences to protect children from involvement in sex work, and specifically prohibit a person being coerced to perform sex work.
The Bill implements the findings of the Queensland Law Reform Commission (QLRC), which was commissioned to review the decriminalisation of the sex work industry.
The QLRC review incorporated evidence-based research and feedback from consultation with the public and key stakeholder groups.
It examined the experiences of jurisdictions where sex work is already decriminalised, including New South Wales, Northern Territory, Victoria and New Zealand.
The reforms also reflect feedback from the sex work industry, particularly in relation to current laws criminalising strategies that keep workers safe.
Quotes attributable to Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence, Yvette D’Ath;
“Every worker has the right to feel safe, including sex workers.
“The Bill is designed to improve the rights of sex workers while considering the needs and expectations of the community.
“The new laws ensure workers have access to the same human rights and workplace health and safety protections as other Queensland workers.
“Sex workers should not have to choose between operating legally with safety risks and operating safely with legal risks – they will now be able to operate both safely and legally.
“These reforms will make the sex work industry safer, fairer and reduce stigma and discrimination experienced by sex workers.”
Quotes attributable to Queensland Council of Unions General Secretary, Jacqueline King;
“Today is a historic day for sex workers in Queensland.
“The passing of this bill, decriminalising all forms of sex work across the state, is a massive step forward in ensuring sex workers’ health and safety will now be treated with the same protections as every other worker in Queensland.
“These reforms reverse antiquated legislation that for too long left sex workers unsafe, vulnerable, and unprotected.
“Queensland Unions commends the Miles Labor Government on its decision to enact this framework and support workers in their ability to attend workplaces that are safeguarded from violence.
“For too long, the safety of sex workers has taken a back seat to draconian laws that many governments were happy to see left in the shadows.”
Quotes attributable to Respect Inc State Coordinator, Lulu Holiday;
"Respect Inc welcomes the passage of the Bill as it will provide wide-ranging improvements to the health and safety of sex workers in Queensland.
"Importantly, laws criminalising sex worker safety strategies, including working together, letting another sex worker know your location and checking-in to say you are okay at the end of a booking, are repealed by this Bill.
"Under current laws sex workers are reluctant to report crime. Barriers to accessing justice are reduced when sex work is no longer criminalised.
"Sex workers experience excessive levels of discrimination. Decriminalisation, including anti-discrimination protections, will send a message that it will no longer be tolerated.”
Quotes attributable to DecrimQLD Campaign Leader, Janelle Fawkes;
"Sex work is work and the framework set out in this Bill both repeals criminalisation and provides protections for sex workers.
"Decriminalisation doesn't increase the size of the industry, it extends protections to every workplace.
"Sex workers are part of the Queensland community and while it will take some time to reverse the profound impacts of criminalisation, this reform is an essential step to achieving that.
"The Miles Government has listened to sex workers and by enacting the recommendations from the QLRC report is ensuring workers have the protections needed within a well-regulated industry.”
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