Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

PROSTITUTION REGULATION ACT - SECT 3

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears -

"approved form" means a form approved by the Commission under section 49A;

"brothel" means premises to which people resort for the purpose of prostitution, but does not include premises forming part of a hotel which are used for the purpose of providing prostitution services in cases only where the person providing the services does so as the result of an agreement or arrangement entered into or initiated elsewhere;

"Chairperson" has the meaning given by section 3 of the Northern Territory Licensing Commission Act ;

"Commission" has the meaning given by section 3 of the Northern Territory Licensing Commission Act ;

"dangerous drug" has the same meaning as in the Misuse of Drugs Act ;

"Director" has the meaning given by section 3 of the Northern Territory Licensing Commission Act ;

"director", in relation to a body corporate, includes any person occupying or acting in the position of director of the body corporate, by whatever name called and whether or not validly appointed to occupy, or duly authorised to act in, the position;

"escort agency business" means a business that arranges, otherwise than for people attending in person for that purpose (whether at the premises where the business is carried on or at any other place), the provision of prostitution services elsewhere than on those premises;

"hotel" means an establishment which provides, or is held out as providing, accommodation for members of the public as a commercial enterprise, but does not include an apartment house, guest-house, boarding-house, lodging-house or hostel;

"licence" means a manager's licence or an operator's licence, and "licensee" includes a holder of either type of licence;

"manager" means a person appointed or authorised by the operator of an escort agency business to carry on or conduct the escort agency business but does not include a person whose principal duty is to act as a receptionist and arrange for the provision of prostitution services;

"manager's licence" means a licence under Part 3 to manage an escort agency business on behalf of a body corporate or another individual;

"officer", in relation to a body corporate, includes a director of the body corporate, any other person concerned in the management of the body corporate, and its secretary;

"operator's licence" means a licence under Part 3 to carry on an escort agency business;

"premises" includes a part of any premises;

"prostitution" means the provision by one person to another (whether or not of a different sex) of sexual services of any description in return for payment or reward to any person, and "prostitute" and "prostitution services" shall be construed accordingly;

"public place" has the same meaning as in the Summary Offences Act ;

"publish" means -

(a) insert in a newspaper or other publication;

(b) disseminate by cinematograph;

(c) exhibit by means of poster, film or video-tape;

(d) send or deliver to any person by any means whatever;

(e) throw or leave on or in premises in the occupation of any person; or

(f) bring to the notice of the public or any member of the public by any other means whatever;

"Tribunal" means an Escort Agency Licensing Appeals Tribunal constituted under section 33(3).