513-05 No More Green Lights to the Red Light Industry

Eligibility - Residents of the State of Queensland
Principal Petitioner:
B Mines
30 Esplen Street
KINGSTON QLD 4114
Total Signatures - 1
Sponsoring Member: Mark McArdle MP
Posting Date: 23/08/2005
Tabled Date: 23/08/2005
Referred to: Referred Minister on 24/08/2005
Responded By: Hon Margaret Keech MP on 06/10/2005
TO: The Honourable the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland

The alarming recommendations of the Crime and Misconduct Commission’s report entitled "Regulating Adult Entertainment: A review of the live adult entertainment industry in Queensland". Some of these recommendations, if adopted, will further erode community values and expand and normalise the activities of the exploitive and regarding "sex industry". 

I therefore request the House to reject any recommendations within the report which expands the scope of this industry through legalisation of illegal activities, including: 

  • Recommendation 7, which proposes the establishment of Adult Entertainment Licence Special Permit 1, legalising acts involving graphic full nudity including self-penetration and lesbian/group simulated sex acts. 
  • Recommendations 12, 15 and 26, which weaken the regime of probity checks and criteria for suitability of persons to hold an Adult Entertainment Licence. 
  • Recommendation 18, which permits a holder of Adult Entertainment Licence Special Permit 2 to provide 'noncontact dating' services to clients, creating a potential front for the provision of prostitution in an illegal manner. 

Furthermore I request the House to endorse recommendations from the report which protect minors and the community through enhanced regulation, enforcement and penalties.