Australian Adult Industry Awards

Australian Adult Industry Awards
Date	2001
Country	Australia
Website	http://adultawards.com.au

The Australian Adult Industry Awards (AAIA) is an Australia-wide annual award that has been given out for outstanding achievements in the adult industry[1][2] including awards for strippers, adult retail shops, film and video production, men’s bars, brothels and escort agencies.

About

AAIA's aim is to establish legitimacy and mainstream acceptance for the industry and its participants. Since its inception in 2001 the AAIA has been owned and operated by sex expert Maxine Fensom.[3] Fensom is well known in the adult industry for founding a number of strip clubs, strippers’ agencies, themed events, and adult online stores. She is also the founder and owner of the national Miss Erotica and Miss Dream Girl pageants.

In 2004, the organisers of the awards became a partner of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to encourage 16,000 sex workers to declare their income.[4] As part of the effort, the ATO sponsored the event.[5]

John Lark won the lifetime achievement award in 2006 for his contribution to the industry as a producer of 20 films featuring Australian stars, including Alice Springs and Kelly Blue.[6]

References

1. "At this ceremony, the star is porn", Weekend Australian, 14 December 2002
2. Suzanne Carbone, A menu of rump and grind, The Age, 13 November 2004. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
3. Naomi Neilson (2024-03-15). "Rival sex award hosts remain locked in trademark clash". lawyersweekly.com.au. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
4. "ATO mulls sponsoring adult awards night", The Age, 18 September 2004. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
5. ""ATO ready to jump into bed with strippers, prostitutes". Canberra Times/Asia Africa Intelligence Wire. AccessMyLibrary. 21 September 2004. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
6. Claire Halliday, "Naked ambition", The Age, 15 July 2007. Retrieved 26 October 2008.