I am the Chair of this select committee inquiry into the Statutes Amendment (Repeal of Sex Work Offences) Bill 2020.

YWCA Australia Supports the Repeal of Sex Work Offences Bill - SA 70 YWCA Australia May 2021 Page 2 of 7 YWCA Australia writes this submission to affirm our support for the Repeal of Sex Work Offences Bill, introduced by Tammy Franks MLC in 2020.

6 May 2021 Secretary of the Committee C/- Parliament House GPO Box 572, Adelaide 5001 By email: rswo@parliament.sa.gov.au Dear Committee Members, Select Committee on Statutes Amendment (Repeal of Sex Work Offenses) Bill I am writing in support of the Statutes Amendment (Repeal of Sex Work Offenses) Bill, and to endorse submissions made by the Scarlet Alliance and SIN to this Committee.

My name is Tammy Franks and I am the chair of this committee inquiring into the repeal of sex work related offences in our Summary Offences Act and criminal code.

Ref: 1108597 6 May 2021 Mr A Beasley Secretary to the Committee Parliament House GPO Box 572 ADELAIDE 5001 By email: rswo@parliament.sa.gov.au Dear Mr Beasley Select Committee on Statutes Amendment (Repeal of Sex Work Offences) Bill 2020 1.

SUBMISSION TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE STATUTES AMENDMENT (REPEAL OF SEX WORK OFFENCES) BILL 2020 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA May 2021 Coalition Against Trafficking in Women Australia www.catwa.org.au 27 catwa.org.au 2 Who Are We?

Ms Jessica Megarry, Member of the Executive Committee of the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women Australia told the Committee: [In its submission to the inquiry] The Collective Shout Organisation…talks a lot about what they call the Asianisation of brothels in NSW and also points to research which shows the number of women from the Asia-Pacific region that are working in these brothels.

SUBMISSION Associate Professor Joanna Howe University of Adelaide Law School EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This submission argues that the Statutes Amendment (Repeal of Sex Work Offences) Bill 2020 (SA) (‘the Bill’) should be rejected as it is detrimental to the achievement of gender equality in South Australia.

I am the Chair of this select committee, which is looking into the Statutes Amendment (Repeal of Sex Work Offences) Bill which I introduced to the Legislative Council.

That the Bill be referred to a Select Committee of the Legislative Council for inquiry and report.