Thursday, 21 September 2000, 2:58 pm Press Release: Green Party
The Green Party today welcomed the rapid emergence of Tim
Barnett's Prostitution Reform Bill from the members
ballot.
Green Party Women's Affairs spokesperson Sue
Kedgley said the Greens would be supporting the bill as
reforming the prostitution laws is already party
policy.
"We welcome this bill into parliament and hope to
see it passed rapidly. There are glaring double standards in
the current laws which criminalise sex workers and protect
their clients," said Ms Kedgley.
"We firmly believe that
reforming the laws will iron out the inequities and make the
sex industry safer for all parties who choose to be involved
in it. We hope the bill will also focus on protecting minors
and those forced to work in the trade," she said. "This bill
has been a long time coming."
Sue Kedgley MP: 04 470
6716, 025 270 9088 Jonathan Hill (press secretary): 04 470
6719, 021 440 090
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