Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Prostitution Control Act 1994 - SECT 12

Street prostitution (offences by clients)

12. Street prostitution (offences by clients)



(1) A person must not for the purpose of, or with the intention of, inviting
or soliciting any person to prostitute himself or herself with him or her or
another person or of being accosted by or on behalf of a prostitute,
intentionally or recklessly loiter in or near-

   (a)  a place of worship; or

   (b)  a hospital; or

   (c)  a school, kindergarten or children's services centre; or

   (d)  a public place regularly frequented by children and in which children
        are present at the time of the loitering.

Penalty: For a first offence-30 penalty units or imprisonment for 3 months;
For a second offence-60 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months; For a
subsequent offence-90 penalty units or imprisonment for 9 months.

(2) A person must not-

   (a)  loiter in or frequent a public place for the purpose of, or with the
        intention of, inviting or soliciting any person to prostitute himself
        or herself with him or her or another person or of being accosted by
        or on behalf of a prostitute; or

   (b)  in a public place invite or solicit any person to prostitute himself
        or herself with him or her or another person.

Penalty: For a first offence-10 penalty units or imprisonment for 1 month; For
a second offence-30 penalty units or imprisonment for 3 months; For a
subsequent offence-60 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.