New South Wales was the first place in the world to decriminalise adult sex work. It has the most liberal laws around sex work in Australia. The process of decriminalisation began in NSW in 1979, when criminal offences relating to street-based sex work were repealed. In 1995 most aspects of sex work were decriminalised. However, some criminal offences relating to sex work still exist in the Summary Offences Act and in the Crimes Act 1900 . Get More Info on Sex Work and the Law in NSW