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Hotels win right to evict sex workers
Hotel and motel owners’ rights to evict sex workers will be strengthened under proposed changes to the Anti-Discrimination Act introduced by the Queensland government.
Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie said the changes would give business owners the power to refuse to rent rooms to sex workers.
A recent Queensland tribunal decision ruled the owners of a motel in the mining town of Moranbah had breached the Anti-Discrimination Act by denying a legal sex worker a room.
The decision is being appealed by the Moranbah motel but in the interim the Queensland government intends to change the law "to give businesses certainty in controlling the use of their premises".
"The changes will mean business owners can refuse a sex worker accommodation or evict them if they have reason to believe they are operating a business from their premises," said Bleijie.
"At the end of the day if someone is running a business out of a hotel or motel room and the operator or manager receives complaints from other patrons they should be able to do something.
"Under the Liquor Act an operator can evict an unruly or rowdy patron for disturbing the peace by holding a party or playing music loudly.
"It is about levelling the playing field so the laws suit the majority not the minority," Bleijie said.
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