SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 1953 - SECT 25A

SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 1953 - SECT 25A

25A—Procurement for prostitution

        (1)         A person must not engage in procurement for prostitution.

Maximum penalty:

For a first offence—$1 250 or imprisonment for 3 months.

For a subsequent offence—$2 500 or imprisonment for 6 months

        (2)         A person engages in procurement for prostitution if the person—

            (a)         procures another to become a prostitute; or

            (b)         publishes an advertisement to the effect that the person (or some other person) is willing to employ or engage a prostitute; or

            (c)         approaches another person with a view to persuading the other person to accept employment or an engagement as a prostitute.

        (3)         In this section—

"advertisement" includes a notice exhibited in, or so that it is visible from, a public place.