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In the memorandum, the Centre for Feminist Legal Research (CFLR) examines the existing legal provisions that regulate sex work and unpack some of the underlying assumptions on which these laws are based. Our intention is to assist sex workers groups represented by the National Network of Sex Workers (NNSW) and especially those advocating for law reform on their behalf, to fully understand the implications of the existing legal provisions on the rights of sex workers, sexual minorities, quite specifically, and on women more generally. This memorandum is further designed to assist in developing an informed approach towards law reform in this area.  Finally, this document is intended to assist policy makers and lawmakers who will ultimately engage in the practical work of reform laws the deal with the rights of sex workers and other similarly disadvantaged groups.

 We review the existing law relating to sex work, and explore the limitations with regard to its implementation. On the basis of these insights, CFLR has developed some law reform proposals that are designed to eliminate the provisions, which adversely impact on the rights of sex workers, sexual minorities and other women, and propose amendments that will facilitate their rights. The memorandum does not take a stand for or against sex work, but does take the view that human rights are non-negotiable. Rights are an essential tool for fighting abuse, exploitation, and harm, and should not be made contingent on the nature of the work in which an individual engages nor curtailed in the name of conservative sexual morality.

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