Queensland Consolidated Acts

PROSTITUTION ACT 1999 - SECT 81

81 Licensee not to operate brothel in partnership or in association with unlicensed person

(1) A licensee must not operate a licensed brothel in partnership with, or otherwise in association with, a person who is not also licensed to operate the brothel.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment.

(2) For subsection (1) , a person operates a brothel in association with another person if the person directly receives income from the brothel.

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply merely because a licensee is operating a licensed brothel in partnership with, or otherwise in association with, a corporation that receives income from the licensed brothel if—

(a) the licensee is the sole director of the corporation; or

(b) each director of the corporation is a licensee.