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SEX WORK ACT 1992 - NOTES

Dictionary

(see s 2)

Note 1     The Legislation Act 2001

contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this Act.

Note 2     In particular, the Legislation Act 2001

, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:

              •     Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission

              •     child

              •     commissioner for fair trading

              •     doctor

              •     exercise

              •     found guilty

              •     function

              •     home address

              •     nurse practitioner

              •     police officer.

"brothel" means premises used or to be used for the purpose of sex work, but does not include premises where accommodation is normally provided on a commercial basis if the sex work occurs under an arrangement initiated elsewhere.

"commercial brothel", for part 2 (Registration)—see section 5.

"commercial escort agency", for part 2 (Registration)—see section 5.

"commercial sexual services" means sexual services provided for monetary consideration or any other form of consideration or material reward (regardless of whether the consideration or reward is, or is to be, paid or given to the person providing the sexual services or another person).

"commissioner" means the commissioner for fair trading.

"disqualifying offence", for part 2 (Registration)—see section 6.

"employed"—a sex worker is employed at a brothel or from an escort agency if the sex worker provides commercial sexual services at the brothel, or from the escort agency, under a contract of service or a contract for services.

"escort agency" means a business of arranging sex work, being a business carried on at premises other than a brothel.

"interested person", for part 2 (Registration)—see section 5.

"operator", of a brothel or escort agency, includes a person in day-to-day control of the brothel or escort agency.

"police report", for part 2 (Registration)—see section 5.

"premises" includes a part of premises.

"premises used by a single sex worker "means premises used by not more than 1 sex worker other than—

        (a)     premises adjacent to or, for town houses, units or apartments, in the same block as, other premises that are used for sex work; or

        (b)     premises at which the provision of commercial sexual services is arranged by a person (other than the sex worker) who arranges clients for other sex workers; or

        (c)     premises to which clients are referred by other sex workers, or from which clients are referred to other sex workers.

"prophylactic" means a condom or other device that is adequate to prevent the transmission of a sexually transmissible infection.

"required police report", for part 2 (Registration)—see section 5.

"sexually transmissible infection "means—

        (a)     chancroid, chlamydial infection, donovanosis, gonorrhoea, HIV/AIDS, lymphogranuloma venereum or syphilis; or

        (b)     an infection prescribed by regulation.

"sexual services" means—

        (a)     an act of sexual intercourse as defined in the Crimes Act 1900

, section 50; or

        (b)     the masturbation of one person by another; or

        (c)     any activity that involves the use of one person by another for his or her sexual gratification.

"sex work "means the provision of commercial sexual services by an adult.

"sole operator brothel", for part 2 (Registration)—see section 5.

"sole operator escort agency", for part 2 (Registration)—see section 5.

"the operator", for part 2 (Registration)—see section 5.

Endnotes

1     About the endnotes

Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.

Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001

, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel's Office.

Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.

If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.

The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.

2     Abbreviation key

A = Act

NI = Notifiable instrument

AF = Approved form

o = order

am = amended

om = omitted/repealed

amdt = amendment

ord = ordinance

AR = Assembly resolution

orig = original

ch = chapter

par = paragraph/subparagraph

CN = Commencement notice

pres = present

def = definition

prev = previous

DI = Disallowable instrument

(prev...) = previously

dict = dictionary

pt = part

disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative

r = rule/subrule

Assembly

reloc = relocated

div = division

renum = renumbered

exp = expires/expired

R[X] = Republication No

Gaz = gazette

RI = reissue

hdg = heading

s = section/subsection

IA = Interpretation Act 1967

sch = schedule

ins = inserted/added

sdiv = subdivision

LA = Legislation Act 2001

SL = Subordinate law

LR = legislation register

sub = substituted

LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996

underlining = whole or part not commenced

mod = modified/modification

or to be expired

3     Legislation history

The Sex Work Act 1992 was originally the Prostitution Act 1992. It was renamed by the Prostitution Amendment Act 2018

A2018-25 (see s 6).

Sex Work Act 1992 A1992-64

notified 1 December 1992 (Gaz 1992 No S208)

s 1, s 2 commenced 1 December 1992 (s 2 (1))

remainder commenced 7 May 1993 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1993 No S75)

as amended by

Statute Law Revision Act 1994

A1994-26 sch

notified 31 May 1994 (Gaz 1994 No S93)

commenced 31 May 1994 (s 2)

Statutory Offices (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1994

A1994-97 sch pt 1

notified 15 December 1994 (Gaz 1994 No S280)

s 1, s 2 commenced 15 December 1994 (s 2 (1))

sch pt 1 commenced 15 December 1994 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1994 No S293)

Prostitution (Amendment) Act 1997

A1997-9

notified 12 May 1997 (Gaz 1997 No S130)

commenced 12 May 1997 (s 2)

Public Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1997

A1997-70 sch 1, sch 3

notified 9 October 1997 (Gaz 1997 No S300)

ss 1-3 commenced 9 October 1997 (s 2 (1))

sch 1 commenced 13 August 1998 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1998 No S185)

sch 3 commenced 10 July 2001 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 2001 No S45)

Statute Law Revision (Penalties) Act 1998

A1998-54 sch

notified 27 November 1998 (Gaz 1998 No S207)

s 1, s 2 commenced 27 November 1998 (s 2 (1))

sch commenced 9 December 1998 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1998 No 49)

Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001

A2001-44 pt 303

notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)

s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)

pt 303 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and see Gaz 2001 No S65)

Statute Law Amendment Act 2002

A2002-30 pt 3.54

notified LR 16 September 2002

s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 19 May 1997 (LA s 75 (2))

pt 3.54 commenced 17 September 2002 (s 2 (1))

Prostitution Amendment Act 2002

A2002-35

notified LR 8 October 2002

s 1, s 2 commenced 8 October 2002 (LA s 75 (1))

remainder commenced 16 December 2002 (s 2 and CN2002-15

)

Criminal Code 2002

No 51 pt 1.14

notified LR 20 December 2002

s 1, s 2 commenced 20 December 2002 (LA s 75 (1))

pt 1.14 commenced 1 January 2003 (s 2 (1))

Confiscation of Criminal Assets Act 2003

A2003-8 sch 1 pt 1.3

notified LR 27 March 2003

s 1, s 2 commenced 27 March 2003 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.3 commenced 15 August 2003 (s 2 and CN2003-7

)

Nurse Practitioners Legislation Amendment Act 2004

A2004-10 pt 8

notified LR 19 March 2004

s 1, s 2 commenced 19 March 2004 (LA s 75 (1))

pt 8 commenced 27 May 2004 (s 2 and CN2004-9

)

Criminal Code (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Amendment Act 2004

A2004-15 sch 2 pt 2.72

notified LR 26 March 2004
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 March 2004 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 2 pt 2.72 commenced 9 April 2004 (s 2 (1))

Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2004

A2004-30 pt 3

notified LR 7 July 2004

s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 27 May 2004 (LA s 75 (2))

s 7 taken to have commenced 27 May 2004 (s 2 (2) and see Nurse Practitioners Legislation Amendment Act 2004

A2004-10, s 2 and CN2004-9

)

pt 3 remainder commenced 8 July 2004 (s 2 (1))

Criminal Code (Serious Drug Offences) Amendment Act 2004

A2004-56 sch 1 pt 1.5

notified LR 6 September 2004
s 1, s 2 commenced 6 September 2004 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.5 commenced 6 March 2005 (s 2 and LA s 79)

Criminal Code (Administration of Justice Offences) Amendment Act 2005

A2005-53 sch 1 pt 1.24

notified LR 26 October 2005

s 1, s 2 commenced 26 October 2005 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.24 commenced 23 November 2005 (s 2)

Health Legislation Amendment Act 2006

A2006-27 sch 2 pt 2.6
notified LR 14 June 2006
s 1, s 2 commenced 14 June 2006 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 2 pt 2.6 commenced 14 December 2006 (s 2 and LA s 79)

Health Legislation Amendment Act 2006 (No 2)

A2006-46 sch 2 pt 2.14

notified LR 17 November 2006

s 1, s 2 commenced 17 November 2006 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 2 pt 2.14 commenced 18 November 2006 (s 2 (1))

Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008

A2008-26 sch 2 pt 2.19

notified LR 14 August 2008

s 1, s 2 commenced 14 August 2008 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 2 pt 2.19 commenced 14 February 2009 (s 2 and LA s 79)

Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2008

A2008-44 sch 1 pt 1.12

notified LR 9 September 2008

s 1, s 2 commenced 9 September 2008 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.12 commenced 30 May 2009 (s 2 and CN2009-4

)

Statute Law Amendment Act 2009 (No 2)

 A2009-49 sch 3 pt 3.57

notified LR 26 November 2009

s 1, s 2 commenced 26 November 2009 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 3 pt 3.57 commenced 17 December 2009 (s 2)

Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2010 (No 2)

 A2010-30 sch 1 pt 1.18

notified LR 31 August 2010

s 1, s 2 commenced 31 August 2010 (LA s 75 (1))

s 3 commenced 1 September 2010 (s 2 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.18 commenced 28 September 2010 (s 2 (2))

Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2011

A2011-7 pt 5

notified LR 16 March 2011

s 1, s 2 commenced 16 March 2011 (LA s 75 (1))

pt 5 commenced 17 March 2011 (s 2)

Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2011

A2011-16 sch 1 pt 1.7

notified LR 17 May 2011

s 1, s 2 commenced 17 May 2011 (LA s 75 (a))

sch 1 pt 1.7 commenced 17 November 2011 (s 2 and LA s 79)

Administrative (One ACT Public Service Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2011

A2011-22 sch 1 pt 1.124

notified LR 30 June 2011

s 1, s 2 commenced 30 June 2011 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.124 commenced 1 July 2011 (s 2 (1))

Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2011 (No 3)

A2011-49 sch 1 pt 1.8

notified LR 22 November 2011

s 1, s 2 commenced 22 November 2011 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.8 commenced 12 December 2011 (s 2 (2) (a) and see Statute Law Amendment Act 2011 (No 3)

A2011-52 s 2)

Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2013

A2013-12 pt 10

notified LR 17 April 2013

s 1, s 2 commenced 17 April 2013 (LA s 75 (1))

pt 10 commenced 24 April 2013 (s 2)

Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Act 2015

A2015-35 sch 1 pt 1.5

notified LR 1 October 2015

s 1, s 2 commenced 1 October 2015 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.5 commenced 2 October 2015 (s 2)

Statute Law Amendment Act 2017

A2017-4 sch 3 pt 3.20

notified LR 23 February 2017

s 1, s 2 commenced 23 February 2017 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 3 pt 3.20 commenced 9 March 2017 (s 2)

Prostitution Amendment Act 2018

A2018-25

notified LR 8 August 2018

s 1, s 2 commenced 8 August 2018 (LA s 75 (1))

remainder commenced 9 August 2018 (s 2)

Health Amendment Act 2019

A2019-33 s 14

notified LR 9 October 2019

s 1, s 2 commenced 9 October 2019 (LA s 75 (1))

s 14 commenced 10 October 2019 (s 2)

Royal Commission Criminal Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2020

A2020-31 sch 1 pt 1.2

notified LR 29 July 2020

s 1, s 2 commenced 29 July 2020 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.2 commenced 1 September 2020 (s 2 and CN2020-17

)

Family Violence Legislation Amendment Act 2022

A2022-13 sch 1 pt 1.4

notified LR 10 August 2022

s 1, s 2 commenced 10 August 2022 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.4 commenced 17 August 2022 (s 2)

4     Amendment history

Long title
long title     sub A2018-25

s 5

Name of Act
s 1     sub A2002-30

amdt 3.615; A2018-25

s 6

Dictionary
s 2     om A2001-44

amdt 1.3311
    ins A2002-30

amdt 3.615
    am A2008-26

amdt 2.125; A2019-33

s 14

Notes
s 3     am A1994-97

sch
    defs reloc to dict A2002-30

amdt 3.617
    om A2002-30

amdt 3.618
    def child om A2002-30

amdt 3.616
    def drug of dependence om A2002-30

amdt 3.616
    def public place om A2002-30

amdt 3.616
    pres s 3 ins A2002-30

amdt 3.615

Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc
s 3A     ins A2004-10

s 22
    am A2004-30

s 7; A2018-25

s 7

Objects
s 4     am A2018-25

s 8, s 9

Registration
pt 2 hdg     sub A2002-35

s 4

Interpretation
div 2.1 hdg     ins A2002-35

s 4

Definitions for pt 2
s 4A     renum as s 5

Meaning of disqualifying offence
s 4B     renum as s 6

Meaning of registration notice
s 4C     renum as s 7

Meaning of annual notice
s 4D     renum as s 8

Definitions for pt 2
s 5     orig s 5 renum as s 9
    (prev s 4A) ins A2002-35

s 4
    def annual notice ins A2002-35

s 4
    om A2018-25

s 10
    def commercial brothel ins A2002-35

s 4
    def commercial escort agency ins A2002-35

s 4
    def commercial operator ins A2002-35

s 4
    om A2018-25

s 10
    def disqualifying offence ins A2002-35

s 4
    def interested person ins A2002-35

s 4
    def police report ins A2002-35

s 4
    am A2011-49

amdt 1.15; A2017-4

amdt 3.104
    def registration notice ins A2002-35

s 4
    om A2018-25

s 10
    def required police report ins A2002-35

s 4
    def sole operator ins A2002-35

s 4
    om A2018-25

s 10
    def sole operator brothel ins A2002-35

s 4
    am A2018-25

s 11
    def sole operator escort agency ins A2002-35

s 4
    am A2018-25

s 11
    def the operator ins A2002-35

s 4
    renum A2002-35

amdt 1.3

Meaning of disqualifying offence
s 6     orig s 6 renum as s 10
    (prev s 4B) ins A2002-35

s 4
    renum A2002-35

amdt 1.3
    am A2002-51

amdts 1.29-1.31; A2003-8

amdt 1.16; A2004-56

amdt 1.50; A2005-53

amdt 1.124

Register
s 6A     renum as s 11

Registration notice etc to be given to registrar
s 6B     renum as s 12

Meaning of registration notice
s 7     orig s 7 renum as s 13
    (prev s 4C) ins A2002-35

s 4
    renum A2002-35

amdt 1.3
    om A2018-25

s 12

Other notices to be given by operators and former operators
s 7A     renum as s 14

Interested person—disqualifying offence
s 7B     renum as s 15

Police report to be given before person becomes interested person
s 7C     renum as s 16

Meaning of annual notice
s 8     orig s 8 renum as s 17
    (prev s 4D) ins A2002-35

s 4
    renum A2002-35

amdt 1.3
    om A2018-25

s 12

Register and notices
div 2.2 hdg     ins A2002-35

s 4
    sub A2011-16

amdt 1.23

Registrar of Brothels and Escort Agencies
s 9     orig s 9 renum as s 18
    (prev s 5) sub A1994-97

sch pt 1; A2002-30

amdt 3.619; A2002-35

s 4
    renum A2002-35

amdt 1.3
    am A2011-22

amdt 1.358
    om A2011-16

amdt 1.24

Functions of registrar
s 10     orig s 10 renum as s 19
    (prev s 6) am A1997-9

s 4; A2002-30

amdt 3.620; ss renum R3 LA
    sub A2002-35

s 4
    renum A2002-35

amdt 1.3
    om A2011-16

amdt 1.24

Register
s 11     orig s 11 renum as s 20
    (prev s 6A) ins A2002-35

s 4
    renum A2002-35

amdt 1.3
    am A2011-16

amdt 1.28; A2018-25

ss 13-15

Registration notice etc to be given to commissioner—commercial operators
s 12 hdg     am A2011-16

amdt 1.28
s 12     orig s 12 renum as s 21
    (prev s 6B) ins A2002-35

s 4
    renum A2002-35

amdt 1.3
    am A2011-16

amdt 1.28
    sub A2018-25

s 16

Annual notice to be given to commissioner—commercial operators
s 13     orig s 13 renum as s 22
    (prev s 7) am A1994-97

sch pt 1; A1994-26

sch; A1997-9

s 5; A2001-44

amdt 1.3312; R2 LA (see A2001-44

amdt 1.3313)
    sub A2002-35

s 4
    renum A2002-35

amdt 1.3
    am A2011-16

amdt 1.28
    sub A2018-25

s 16

Other notices to be given to commissioner—commercial operators and former commercial operators
s 14     orig s 14 renum as s 23
    (prev s 7A) ins A2002-35

s 4
    renum A2002-35

amdt 1.3
    am A2011-16

amdt 1.28
    sub A2018-25

s 16

Interested people—offences
div 2.3 hdg     ins A2002-35

s 4

Interested people—disqualifying offences
s 15     orig s 15 renum as s 24
    (prev s 7B) ins A2002-35

s 4
    renum A2002-35

amdt 1.3

Police report to be given before person becomes interested person
s 16     orig s 16 renum as s 25
    (prev s 7C) ins A2002-35

s 4
    renum A2002-35

amdt 1.3
    am A2011-16

amdt 1.28; A2018-25

s 17

Duress
s 17     orig s 17 renum as s 26
    (prev s 8) am A2002-35

amdt 1.1
    renum A2002-35

amdt 1.3
    am A2008-26

amdt 2.126, amdt 2.127; A2017-4

amdt 3.105

Brothels—other than in prescribed location
s 18     orig s 18 renum as s 27
    (prev s 9) am A1998-54

sch
    sub A2002-35

s 5
    renum A2002-35

amdt 1.3
    am A2018-25

s 18

Soliciting
s 19     orig s 19 om A2002-35

s 12
    (prev s 10) am A1998-54

sch
    renum A2002-35

amdt 1.3
    am A2017-4

amdt 3.105; A2018-25

s 19

Causing child to provide commercial sexual services etc
s 20     orig s 20 renum as s 28
    (prev s 11) renum A2002-35

amdt 1.3
    sub A2004-30

s 8
    am A2018-25

s 20

Proceeds of commercial sexual services by child
s 21 hdg     sub A2018-25

s 21
s 21     orig s 21 renum as s 29
    (prev s 12) renum A2002-35

amdt 1.3
    am A2017-4

amdt 3.105; A2018-25

s 22

Approved forms
s 21A     renum as s 30

False or misleading information
s 21B     renum as s 31

Age of child—burden of proof
s 22     orig s 22 renum as s 32
    (prev s 13) renum A2002-35

amdt 1.3

Child on premises
s 23     (prev s 14) am A1998-54

sch; A2002-35

s 6
    renum A2002-35

amdt 1.3
    am A2017-4

amdt 3.105

Infected persons
s 24     (prev s 15) am A1998-54

sch; A2002-35

s 7
    renum A2002-35

amdt 1.3
    am A2010-30

amdt 1.50; A2017-4

amdt 3.105
    om A2018-25

s 23

Providing or receiving commercial sexual services if infected
s 25 hdg     sub A2010-30

amdt 1.51
s 25     (prev s 16) am A1998-54

sch
    renum A2002-35

amdt 1.3
    am A2010-30

amdt 1.52; A2017-4

amdt 3.105
    om A2018-25

s 23

Medical tests and examinations
s 26     (prev s 17) am A1994-26

sch; A1998-54

sch; A2002-30

amdt 3.621, amdt 3.622; A2002-35

s 8, s 9
    renum A2002-35

amdt 1.3
    sub A2004-10

s 23
    am A2010-30

amdt 1.52; A2018-25

s 24, s 25

Commercial operator must provide health and safety equipment
s 26A     ins A2018-25

s 27

Use of prophylactics
s 27     (prev s 18) am A1994-26

sch; A1998-54

sch; A2002-35

s 10, s 11
    renum A2002-35

amdt 1.3
    am A2017-4

amdt 3.105; A2018-25

s 28

Entry by police
s 28     (prev s 20) renum A2002-35

amdt 1.3

Determination of fees
s 29     (prev s 21) sub A2001-44

amdt 1.3314
    renum A2002-35

amdt 1.3
    am A2017-4

amdt 3.106

Approved forms
s 30     (prev s 21A) ins A2002-35

s 13
    renum A2002-35

amdt 1.3
    am A2011-16

amdt 1.28; A2017-4

amdt 3.106

False or misleading information
s 31     (prev s 21B) ins A2002-35

s 13
    renum A2002-35

amdt 1.3
    om A2004-15

amdt 2.149

Regulation-making power
s 32     (prev s 22) am A1998-54

sch
    sub A2001-44

amdt 1.3315
    renum A2002-35

amdt 1.3
    am A2010-30

amdt 1.53; A2018-25

s 29

Transitional—registration notices etc for existing commercial brothels and commercial escort agencies
s 33     (prev s 23) ins A2002-35

s 14
    renum A2002-35

amdt 1.3
    exp 16 June 2003 (s 33 (3), (4))

Sex Work Regulation 2018—sch 4
s 34     ins A2018-25

s 30
    exp 9 August 2018 (s 34 (5))

Disqualifying offences—Crimes Act 1900
sch 1     ins A2002-35

s 15
    am A2008-44

amdt 1.93; A2011-7

s 13; items renum R19 LA; A2013-12

s 43, s 44; items renum R23 LA; A2015-35

amdt 1.22; A2020-31

amdt 1.2; items renum R29 LA; A2022-13

amdt 1.4

Disqualifying offences—this Act
sch 2     ins A2002-35

s 15
    am A2004-10

s 24; A2010-30

amdt 1.54; A2018-25

ss 31-34; items renum R26 LA

Disqualifying offences—foreign countries
sch 3     ins A2002-35

s 15
    ss renum R11 LA
    am A2015-35

amdt 1.23; A2018-25

s 35

Sex Work Regulation 2018
sch 4     ins A2018-25

s 36
    exp 9 August 2018 (s 34 (5))

Dictionary
dict     ins A2002-30

amdt 3.623
    am A2009-49

amdt 3.134; A2011-22

amdt 1.359; A2011-16

amdt 1.25; A2011-49

amdt 1.16; A2017-4

amdts 3.107-3.109; A2018-25

s 37
    def annual notice ins A2002-35

s 16
    om A2018-25

s 38
    def authorised nurse practitioner ins A2004-10

s 25
    om A2018-25

s 38
    def brothel reloc from s 3 A2002-30

amdt 3.617
    am A2018-25

s 39
    def commercial brothel ins A2002-35

s 16
    def commercial escort agency ins A2002-35

s 16
    def commercial operator ins A2002-35

s 16
    om A2018-25

s 40
    def commercial sexual services reloc from s 3 A2002-30

amdt 3.617
    sub A2004-30

s 9
    am A2018-25

s 41
    def commissioner ins A2011-16

amdt 1.26
    def disqualifying offence ins A2002-35

s 16
    def drug of dependence ins A2002-30

amdt 3.623
    om A2008-26

amdt 2.128
    def employed ins A2002-35

s 17
    am A2018-25

s 42
    def employing ins A2002-30

amdt 3.623
    om A2002-35

s 17
    def escort agency reloc from s 3 A2002-30

amdt 3.617
    am A2018-25

s 43
    def interested person ins A2002-35

s 18
    def medical examination reloc from s 3 A2002-30

amdt 3.617
    om A2004-10

s 26
    def nurse practitioner position ins A2004-10

s 27
    sub A2006-27

amdt 2.8
    om A2018-25

s 44
    def operator reloc from s 3 A2002-30

amdt 3.617
    sub A2002-35

s 19
    def police report ins A2002-35

s 20
    def premises reloc from s 3 A2002-30

amdt 3.617
    def premises used by a single prostitute reloc from s 3 A2002-30

amdt 3.617
    am A2002-35

amdt 1.2
    om A2018-25

s 45
    def premises used by a single sex worker ins A2018-25

s 46
    def prophylactic reloc from s 3 A2002-30

amdt 3.617
    am A2010-30

amdt 1.55
    def prostitute reloc from s 3 A2002-30

amdt 3.617
    om A2018-25

s 47
    def prostitution reloc from s 3 A2002-30

amdt 3.617
    om A2018-25

s 47
    def public place ins A2002-30

amdt 3.623
    om A2018-25

s 47
    def registrar ins A1994-97

sch pt 1
    reloc from s 3 A2002-30

amdt 3.617
    sub A2002-35

s 21
    om A2011-16

amdt 1.27
    def registration notice ins A2002-35

s 22
    om A2018-25

s 47
    def required police report ins A2002-35

s 22
    def scope of practice ins A2004-10

s 27
    sub A2006-27

amdt 2.9
    om A2018-25

s 47
    def sexually transmitted disease am A1997-70

sch 3
    reloc from s 3 A2002-30

amdt 3.617
    sub A2002-35

s 23; A2006-46

amdt 2.36
    om A2010-30

amdt 1.56
    def sexually transmissible infection ins A2010-30

amdt 1.56
    def sexual services reloc from s 3 A2002-30

amdt 3.617
    def sex work ins A2018-25

s 48
    def sole operator ins A2002-35

s 24
    om A2018-25

s 49
    def sole operator brothel ins A2002-35

s 24
    def sole operator escort agency ins A2002-35

s 24
    def the operator ins A2002-35

s 24

5     Earlier republications

Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.

Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.

Republication No

Amendments to

Republication date

1

A1994-97

28 February 1995

2

A2001-44

12 September 2001

3

A2002-30

17 September 2002

4

A2002-35

16 December 2002

5

A2002-51

1 January 2003

6

A2003-8

17 June 2003

7*

A2003-8

15 August 2003

8

A2004-15

9 April 2004

9 (RI) ††

A2004-15

5 July 2013

9 (RI No 2) ††

A2004-15

5 July 2013

10 (RI) ††

A2004-30

5 July 2013

11 (RI) ††

A2004-56

5 July 2013

12 (RI) ††

A2005-53

5 July 2013

13 (RI) ††

A2006-46

5 July 2013

14 (RI) ††

A2006-46

5 July 2013

15 (RI) ††

A2008-44

5 July 2013

16 (RI) ††

A2008-44

5 July 2013

17 (RI) ††

A2009-49

5 July 2013

18 (RI) ††

A2010-30

5 July 2013

19 (RI) ††

A2011-7

5 July 2013

20 (RI) ††

A2011-22

5 July 2013

21 (RI) ††

A2011-22

5 July 2013

22 (RI) ††

A2011-49

5 July 2013

23 (RI) ††

A2013-12

5 July 2013

24

A2015-35

2 October 2015

25

A2017-4

9 March 2017

26

A2018-25

9 August 2018

27

A2018-25

10 August 2018

28

A2019-33

10 October 2019

29

A2020-31

1 September 2020

† reissue for retrospective amendment by A2004-30

s 7

†† reissue for textual correction (s 4)

6     Renumbered provisions

This Act was renumbered under the Legislation Act 2001

, in R4 (see Prostitution Amendment Act 2002

A2002-35). Details of renumbered provisions are shown in endnote 4 (Amendment history). For a table showing the renumbered provisions, see R10.














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A1992-64

Republication No 30

Effective: 17 August 2022

Republication date: 17 August 2022

Last amendment made by A2022-13




About this republication

The republished law

This is a republication of the Sex Work Act 1992

(including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001

, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 17 August 2022

. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 17 August 2022

.

The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4.

Kinds of republications

The Parliamentary Counsel's Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au

):

              • authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001

applies

              • unauthorised republications.

The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2001

, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001

, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.

This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).

Uncommenced provisions and amendments

If a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law are accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au

). For more information, see the home page for this law on the register.

Modifications

If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001

, section 95.

Penalties

At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $160 for an individual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001

, s 133).

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