This inquiry was completed in the 58th parliament.
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Terms of reference
The terms of reference are instructions which explain what a committee has been asked to do, what topics it should focus on, and how its members will work together to achieve its shared goals.
Under s 33 of the Parliamentary Committees Act 2003, the following matters be referred to the joint investigatory committees specified:
To the Drugs and Crime Prevention Committee — for inquiry, consideration and report no later than 30 June 2010 into people trafficking for sex work including:
(i) the extent and nature of trafficking people for the purposes of sex work into Victoria from overseas;
(ii) the inter-relationship (if any) between the unlicensed and licensed prostitution sectors in Victoria, and trafficking for the purposes of sex work;
(iii) the current and proposed intergovernmental and international strategies and initiatives in relation to dealing with trafficking for the purposes of sex work; and
(iv) the need for policy and legislative reform to combat trafficking for the purposes of sex work, in Victoria.
To the Drugs and Crime Prevention Committee — for inquiry, consideration and report no later than 30 June 2010 into people trafficking for sex work including:
(i) the extent and nature of trafficking people for the purposes of sex work into Victoria from overseas;
(ii) the inter-relationship (if any) between the unlicensed and licensed prostitution sectors in Victoria, and trafficking for the purposes of sex work;
(iii) the current and proposed intergovernmental and international strategies and initiatives in relation to dealing with trafficking for the purposes of sex work; and
(iv) the need for policy and legislative reform to combat trafficking for the purposes of sex work, in Victoria.