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SEX WORK ACT 1992 - SECT 19

Soliciting

    (1)     A person must not, for the purpose of offering or procuring commercial sexual services, accost any person, or solicit or loiter, in a public place.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

    (2)     A person must not, for the purpose of offering or procuring commercial sexual services, accost a child in a public place.

Maximum penalty: imprisonment for 3 years.

    (3)     In this section:

"public place" means any street, road, public park, reserve, or any building, premises or other place that the public are entitled to use or that is open to, or used by, the public (whether on payment or otherwise).



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