Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts[s. 14(c)]
An offence under any of the following enactments:
Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Enforcement Act 1996
the deleted s. 60
The Criminal Code
s. 181
s. 186
s. 204A
s. 217
s. 218
s. 219
s. 220
s. 278 2
or 279
s. 281A 2
s. 297
s. 320(2) or (3)
s. 321(2) or (3)
s. 321A(4)
s. 324,
325, or 326
s. 327
s. 329
s. 330(2) or (3)
s. 332
s. 333
s. 338A, 338B, or
338C
s. 343
s. 396, 397, or 398
Children and Community Services Act 2004
s. 192(1) or (2)
[Schedule 1 amended: No. 34 of 2004 Sch. 2 cl.
20(3); No. 10 of 2006 Sch. 1 cl. 3; No. 2 of 2008 s. 69; No. 21 of 2010
s. 14.]
[Schedule 2 omitted under the Reprints Act 1984 s. 7(4)(e).]
This is a compilation of the Prostitution Act 2000 and includes amendments
made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, and
for information about any reprints, see the compilation table. For provisions
that have not yet come into operation see the uncommenced provisions table.
|
Short title |
Number and year |
Assent |
Commencement |
|---|---|---|---|
|
17 of 2000 |
22 Jun 2000 |
s. 1 and 2: 22 Jun 2000; | |
|
9 of 2002 |
28 Jun 2002 |
28 Jun 2002 (see s. 2) | |
|
Prostitution Amendment Act 2003 |
33 of 2003 |
23 Jun 2003 |
23 Jun 2003 (see s. 2) |
|
Sentencing Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2003 s. 87 |
50 of 2003 |
9 Jul 2003 |
15 May 2004 (see s. 2 and Gazette 14 May 2004 p. 1445) |
|
Criminal Code Amendment Act 2004 s. 58 |
4 of 2004 |
23 Apr 2004 |
21 May 2004 (see s. 2) |
|
Children and Community Services Act 2004 Sch. 2 cl. 20 |
34 of 2004 |
20 Oct 2004 |
1 Mar 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 14 Feb 2006 p. 695) |
|
Acts Amendment (Court of Appeal) Act 2004 s. 37 |
45 of 2004 |
9 Nov 2004 |
1 Feb 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 14 Jan 2005 p. 163) |
|
Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004 s. 141 |
59 of 2004 |
23 Nov 2004 |
1 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7128) |
|
Criminal Law Amendment (Simple Offences) Act 2004 s. 82 |
70 of 2004 |
8 Dec 2004 |
31 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 14 Jan 2005 p. 163) |
|
Criminal Procedure and Appeals (Consequential and Other Provisions) Act 2004
s. 78 and 80 |
84 of 2004 |
16 Dec 2004 |
2 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7129 (correction in Gazette
7 Jan 2005 p. 53)) |
|
Reprint 1: The Prostitution Act 2000 as at 22 Jul 2005 (includes amendments
listed above except those in the Children and Community Services Act 2004 ) | |||
|
Censorship Amendment Act 2006 Sch. 1 cl. 3 |
10 of 2006 |
8 May 2006 |
10 Jun 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette 9 Jun 2006 p. 2029) |
|
Nurses and Midwives Act 2006 Sch. 3 cl. 18 |
50 of 2006 |
6 Oct 2006 |
19 Sep 2007 (see s. 2 and Gazette 18 Sep 2007 p. 4711) |
|
Criminal Investigation (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 Pt. 13 |
59 of 2006 |
16 Nov 2006 |
1 Jul 2007 (see s. 2 and |
|
Criminal Law and Evidence Amendment Act 2008 s. 69 |
2 of 2008 |
12 Mar 2008 |
27 Apr 2008 (see s. 2 and Gazette 24 Apr 2008 p. 1559) |
|
Medical Practitioners Act 2008 Sch. 3 cl. 48 |
22 of 2008 |
27 May 2008 |
1 Dec 2008 (see s. 2 and Gazette 25 Nov 2008 p. 4989) |
|
Child Pornography and Exploitation Material and Classification Legislation
Amendment Act 2010 s. 14 |
21 of 2010 |
7 Jul 2010 |
28 Aug 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 27 Aug 2010 p. 4105) |
|
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (WA) Act 2010 Pt. 5 Div. 42 |
35 of 2010 |
30 Aug 2010 |
18 Oct 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 1 Oct 2010 p. 5075-6) |
|
55 of 2012 |
3 Dec 2012 |
1 Mar 2013 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 25 Jan 2013 p. 271) | |
|
Reprint 2: The Prostitution Act 2000 as at 13 Sep 2013 (includes amendments
listed above) | |||
|
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (WA) Amendment Act 2018 s. 116 |
4 of 2018 |
19 Apr 2018 |
1 Dec 2018 (see s. 2(d) and Gazette 13 Nov 2018 p. 4427-8) |
|
Directors’ Liability Reform Act 2023 Pt. 3 Div. 49 |
9 of 2023 |
4 Apr 2023 |
5 Apr 2023 (see s. 2(j)) |
To view the text of the uncommenced provisions see Acts as passed on the WA
Legislation website.
|
Short title |
Number and year |
Assent |
Commencement |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Prostitution Amendment Act 2008 Pt. 2 |
13 of 2008 |
14 Apr 2008 |
To be proclaimed (see s. 2(b)) |
1 The provisions in this Act amending those Acts
have been omitted under the Reprints Act 1984 s. 7(4)(e).
2 The Criminal Code s. 278 and 281A were deleted
by the Criminal Law Amendment (Homicide) Act 2008 s. 10 and s. 13
respectively.
3 The
Criminal Investigation (Covert Powers) Act 2012 s. 108 and 110 read as
follows:
108. Term used: commencement day
In this Part —
commencement day means the day on which this Part
comes into operation.
110. Savings provision relating to Prostitution
Act 2000
(1) In this section
—
former authorisation means an authorisation under
the Prostitution Act 2000 section 35(1) as in force immediately before the day
on which Part 10 comes into operation.
(2) A former
authorisation in force immediately before the commencement day, is, on and
after the commencement day, to be taken to be an authority as defined in
section 5 granted on the commencement day and Part 2 applies, with any
necessary modifications, to that authority.
Defined terms
[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they
are defined. The list is not part of the law.]
Defined term Provision(s)
act as a prostitute
3
act of prostitution
3
administrative head 57(4)
child
3
client 3
client
4
Commissioner 22(1)
Commissioner of
Police 3
conveyance
22(1)
document 3
family order
48(2)
juvenile justice team 22(1)
medical
practitioner 29(7)
offence
22(1)
offender 5(4), 6(3)
place
3
prohibited drug 3
prostitute 3
prostitute
4
prostitution 3
public place
3
registered nurse 29(7)
relevant
charge 32(3)
relevant juvenile justice team matter
32(3)
respondent 42(4)
sponsorship 10(3)