Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

SEX WORK ACT 1992 - SECT 3A

Other legislation applies in relation to offences against this Act.

Note 1     Criminal Code

The Criminal Code

, ch 2 applies to the following offences against this Act (see Code, pt 2.1):

              •     s 12 (Registration notice etc to be given to commissioner—commercial operators)

              •     s 13 (Annual notice to be given to commissioner—commercial operators)

              •     s 14 (Other notices to be given to commissioner—commercial operators and former commercial operators)

              •     s 20 (Causing child to provide commercial sexual services etc)

              •     s 26 (Medical tests and examinations)

              •     s 26A (Commercial operator must provide health and safety equipment).

The chapter sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility (including burdens of proof and general defences), and defines terms used for offences to which the Code applies (eg "conduct", "intention", recklessness and strict liability ).

Note 2     Penalty units

The Legislation Act

, s 133 deals with the meaning of offence penalties that are expressed in penalty units.