Victoria to review sex work laws

Victoria is set to thoroughly review its laws regulating sex work for the first time in more than 30 years, with a view to potentially decriminalising the industry.

The six-month inquiry, which will start next year, will examine workplace safety, stigma and criminal activity within the industry.

It will be led by Reason Party MP and sex work advocate Fiona Patten, who believes the current legislation is simply not “fit for purpose”…

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…Among the matters, Ms Patten will consider are massage parlours offering sex work services.

“As we’ve seen over the years, there’s been a proliferation of massage parlours popping up all over the state, and unfortunately a lot of sex workers are operating outside the legal framework,” she said…

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