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SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 1988 - SECT 19

Soliciting clients by prostitutes

19 Soliciting clients by prostitutes

(1) A person in a road or road related area shall not, near or within view from a dwelling, school, church or hospital, solicit another person for the purpose of prostitution.
: Maximum penalty--6 penalty units or imprisonment for 3 months.
(2) A person shall not, in a school, church or hospital, solicit another person for the purpose of prostitution.
: Maximum penalty--6 penalty units or imprisonment for 3 months.
(3) A person shall not, in or near, or within view from, a dwelling, school, church, hospital or public place, solicit another person, for the purpose of prostitution, in a manner that harasses or distresses the other person.
: Maximum penalty--8 penalty units or imprisonment for 3 months.
(4) The provisions of this section are in addition to, and do not derogate from, any other law (including section 4).
(5) In this section--
(a) a reference to a person who solicits another person for the purpose of prostitution is a reference to a person who does so as a prostitute, and
(b) a reference to soliciting includes a reference to soliciting from a motor vehicle, whether moving or stationary.



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