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PROSTITUTION ACT 1999 - SECT 17
Suitability of applicant
17 Suitability of applicant
(1) In deciding whether an applicant for a licence is a suitable person to
operate a licensed brothel, the Authority must consider all relevant matters
including the following— (a) the applicant’s reputation, having regard to
character, honesty and integrity;
(b) whether the applicant has been
convicted of an offence against this Act or a corresponding law;
(c) whether
the applicant has been convicted of an indictable offence;
(d) whether the
applicant has been convicted of an offence, the circumstances of which
constituted the running of a brothel;
(e) whether the applicant has been
charged with any offence of a sexual nature that involves violence,
intimidation, threats or children, including the circumstances surrounding the
laying of the charge and whether proceedings in relation to the charge are
continuing or have been discontinued;
(f) whether the applicant has, or is or
will be able to obtain, financial resources that are adequate to ensure the
financial viability of the brothel;
(g) whether the applicant will have in
place arrangements to ensure the safety of persons directly involved in
providing prostitution and that otherwise comply with the requirements of this
Act;
(h) whether the business structure for the operation of the brothel is
sufficiently transparent to enable all associates of the applicant, whether
individuals or bodies corporate, to be readily identified;
(i) whether the
applicant is an associate of a person who has been convicted of a
disqualifying offence or an indictable offence;
(j) whether the applicant is
an associate of a body corporate, an executive officer of which has been
convicted of a disqualifying offence or an indictable offence;
(k) whether
the applicant is an associate of a person who holds a licence or a permit
under the Liquor Act 1992 ;
(l) any other matter prescribed under a
regulation.
(2) For subsection (1) (d) or (e) , it does not matter whether
the offence is alleged to have been committed in Queensland or elsewhere.
(3)
For subsection (1) (h) , (i) , (j) or (k) , the applicant may arrange for the
Authority to obtain information directly from a person who is or may be an
associate of the applicant.
(4) The Authority must not decide that an
applicant for a licence is not a suitable person to operate a licensed brothel
because the applicant has worked as a prostitute.
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