Child Sex Tourism Bill In Australia

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be setup between the child in question overseas, and the
Australian courts.

The changes stated above were required to not only protect abused children
residing overseas, but to prove that the Australian Government is in touch with
the community values within Australian cities. The amendments made to the law
were needed because of the shameful amount of Australians indulging in sex
practices with minors in countries other than Australia. Before the law was
amended the general feeling among those involved in the process was that the
Child Sex Tourism Act would have to carry severe penalties with it. The reason
for such hefty penalties is that the law had the potential to be more of a
deterrent to 'would be' offenders and to also reflect the desire of the
Australian community. It was obvious ever since the Act was drafted that it
would, by no means, be an easy law to enforce.

Within the Australian community many high ranking authorities expressed
their attitudes towards the ...

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will obstruct the right of an individual to undergo a far trial.
In conflict with these statements, Senator Margaret Reynolds accentuates that
the Bill enforced with its full potential, as act as a deterrent, against 'would
be' offenders. She expressed that if this task is accomplished, there would be
no question of an unfair trial.

During the campaign to introduce the new act into the law, many groups of
individuals and institutions played an active role in the process of introducing
the new law. Whether their part be major or minor, all of the institutions
mentioned in the following paragraphs helped to introduce the amendment into the
Crimes Act.

ECPAT is a well known ...

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