Ms Monica Mazzone:

As Women's Aid noted, we need to remove the barriers facing women. In the area of domestic violence, we encounter cases where migrant women are not able to access housing or social welfare because of the habitual residency condition and become destitute as a result. If one is to address the issue holistically, one cannot criminalise prostitution and at the same time tell people they cannot make money by other means. One must remove barriers to allow women to access social welfare and housing. This issue must be addressed at the same time.