We are not doing much to help affected women if we cannot afford to them the opportunity to identify and take to court the people responsible for trafficking them. Under the Bill as it stands, such women do not receive legal representation in court, only legal advice. An amendment is necessary to allow the Legal Aid Board to provide representation for a victim of human trafficking at the criminal trial of the accused. The legislation needs to be amended to include representation for victims of the sex trade who do not fall within the narrow definition of "trafficking". We do not know what is defined and what is not.

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