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CRIMINAL CODE 1899 - SECT 229HC
Persons engaging in or obtaining prostitution through unlawful prostitution business
229HC Persons engaging in or obtaining prostitution through unlawful
prostitution business
(1) A person who engages in prostitution through a business suspected on
reasonable grounds of providing unlawful prostitution commits a crime.
Penalty— Maximum penalty— (a) for a first offence—imprisonment for
3 years; or
(b) for a second offence—imprisonment for 5 years; or
(c) for
a third or subsequent offence—imprisonment for 7 years.
(2) A person who,
without reasonable excuse, obtains prostitution through a business suspected
on reasonable grounds of providing unlawful prostitution commits a crime.
Penalty— Maximum penalty— (a) for a first offence—imprisonment for
3 years; or
(b) for a second offence—imprisonment for 5 years; or
(c) for
a third or subsequent offence—imprisonment for 7 years.
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