Commissioner for Liquor and Gaming

Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024

This bill decriminalises sex work in Queensland by repealing criminal offences that made most forms of sex work illegal and abolishing the brothel licensing system. It implements recommendations from the Queensland Law Reform Commission to treat sex work as legitimate work, while introducing new offences specifically targeting the exploitation of children and coercion in commercial sexual services.