Two U. Navy pilots were shot down over the Red Sea on Dec. News World August 08 The ruling has stunned hotel and motel owners, who thought they had a right to decide what sort of businesses were operating from their premises. The prostitute, identified only as G. Prostitution is legal in Queensland, and discrimination based on lawful sexual activity is outlawed. Prostitutes are streaming to Outback mining towns such as Moranbah, where they base themselves for short periods to cash in on an Australian mining boom fueled by Chinese demand for raw materials.
Edwards said he was considering appealing the ruling. Richard Munro, chief executive of the Accommodation Association of Australia, a tourism industry lobby group, said the Queensland and Australian governments should consider changing laws to ensure that hotel and motel owners can decide what sort of businesses are being operated under their roofs. There is some protection for the rights of the motel owner here," he said. He questioned whether prostitution could be legally conducted in an environment such as a motel where there are minors.
He said a prostitute could attract customers late at night who could knock on the wrong door and disturb other guests. Janelle Fawkes, chief executive of the Scarlet Alliance, Australian Sex Workers Association, said the ruling was a major win for the prostitution industry throughout Australia. The owners of the Drovers Rest Motel declined to comment on the case Wednesday.
The prostitute stayed at the motel 17 times in two years before the owners discovered in that she was bringing clients to her room. She was then banned from staying there. She lost her original case before a single tribunal member last year, but appealed before a panel of two.
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