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.

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

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.

Page 22 Legislative Council Friday, 2 July 2021 STATUTES AMENDMENT (REPEAL OF SEX WORK OFFENCES) BILL 116 The Hon.

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.

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.

AFAO’s affiliate member organisations – spanning community, research and clinical workforce – share AFAO’s values and support the work we do. 20 May 2021 Secretary to the Committee C/- Parliament House GPO Box 572 ADELAIDE SA 2001 Dear Secretary to the Committee Re: In support of Scarlet Alliance – Submission on Statutes Amendment (Repeal of Sex Work Offences) Bill 2020 I write to acknowledge and endorse the submission from Scarlet Alliance, Australian Sex Workers Association to the Select Committee on Statutes Amendment (Repeal of Sex Work Offences Bill) 2020.

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.