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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 11 Hansard (26 September) . . Page.. 3493 ..

MR HUMPHRIES (continuing):

I asked the consultative group to report to me on new terms of reference in late 1995. I am tabling today the first report of the consultative group under those new terms of reference. This report addresses the question of whether there is a need for regulations to be made under section 22 of the Prostitution Act 1992 or whether these matters would be more appropriately dealt with by way of a code of practice. The consultative group has prepared an excellent report which recommends that there be some form of legal regulation of the matters listed in section 22 of the Prostitution Act.

The consultative group has recommended that these matters be dealt with under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1989, and it is further recommended that the code of practice for the sex industry be developed under that Act to assist in that process. I believe that adequate occupational health and safety protection is no less important for workers in the sex industry than it is for workers in any other industry in the ACT. To this end I have made resources available in my department to develop a code of practice for the sex industry in consultation with the Sex Industry Consultative Group and ACT WorkCover. The code of practice, once developed, will be submitted to the Occupational Health and Safety Council for consideration.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

MR HUMPHRIES (Attorney-General) (4.39): Mr Speaker, for the information of members, I present Report No. 11 of the Community Law Reform Committee, entitled "Domestic Violence - Civil Issues", and a summary of recommendations. I move:

That the Assembly takes note of the papers.

Mr Speaker, I also ask for leave to have the tabling speech incorporated in Hansard.

Leave granted.

Document incorporated at Appendix 14.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

MR HUMPHRIES (Attorney-General and Minister for the Environment, Land and Planning) (4.40): Mr Speaker, for the information of members and pursuant to subsection 30A(7) of the Interpretation Act 1967, I present the letters between me and the Commissioner for the Environment concerning the preparation of the State of the Environment Report. I move:

That the Assembly takes note of the papers.

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