SEX WORK (FEES) REGULATIONS 2014 - REG 7 Licence fees

SEX WORK (FEES) REGULATIONS 2014 - REG 7

    (1)     For the purposes of section 33(2)(d)(ia) of the Act, the prescribed licence fee for a licence to carry on business as a sex work service provider of the kind referred to in the definition of "brothel" in section 3 of the Act is—

        (a)     in the case of an application for a licence lodged on or after 1 July 2014 and before 1 July 2015—

              (i)     217·59 fee units; and

              (ii)     if more than one room in the brothel is to be used or is used for sex work—

    (A)     if one person is granted a licence in relation to the brothel, 40·80 fee units for each additional room; or

    (B)     if more than one person is granted a licence in relation to the brothel, 40·80 fee units for each additional room, divided by the number of licences granted in relation to the brothel; and

(iii)     if more than one business name is to be used or is used in carrying on the business—

    (A)     if one person is granted a licence in relation to the brothel, 40·80 fee units for each additional business name; or

    (B)     if more than one person is granted a licence in relation to the brothel, 40·80 fee units for each additional business name, divided by the number of licences granted in relation to the brothel; or

        (b)     in the case of an application for a licence lodged on or after 1 July 2015 and before 1 July 2016—

              (i)     239·67 fee units; and

              (ii)     if more than one room in the brothel is to be used or is used for sex work—

    (A)     if one person is granted a licence in relation to the brothel, 44·94 fee units for each additional room; or

    (B)     if more than one person is granted a licence in relation to the brothel, 44·94 fee units for each additional room, divided by the number of licences granted in relation to the brothel; and

              (iii)     if more than one business name is to be used or is used in carrying on the business—

    (A)     if one person is granted a licence in relation to the brothel, 44·94 fee units for each additional business name; or

    (B)     if more than one person is granted a licence in relation to the brothel, 44·94 fee units for each additional business name, divided by the number of licences granted in relation to the brothel; or

Reg. 7(1)(c) amended by S.R. No. 23/2022 reg. 6(1)(a)(i).

        (c)     in the case of an application for a licence lodged on or after 1 July 2016 and before 1 July 2022—

              (i)     261·76 fee units; and

              (ii)     if more than one room in the brothel is to be used or is used for sex work—

    (A)     if one person is granted a licence in relation to the brothel, 49·08 fee units for each additional room; or

    (B)     if more than one person is granted a licence in relation to the brothel, 49·08 fee units for each additional room, divided by the number of licences granted in relation to the brothel; and

              (iii)     if more than one business name is to be used or is used in carrying on the business—

    (A)     if one person is granted a licence in relation to the brothel, 49·08 fee units for each additional business name; or

Reg. 7(1)(c) (iii)(B) amended by S.R. No. 23/2022 reg. 6(1)(a)(ii).

    (B)     if more than one person is granted a licence in relation to the brothel, 49·08 fee units for each additional business name, divided by the number of licences granted in relation to the brothel; or

Reg. 7(1)(d) inserted by S.R. No. 23/2022 reg. 6(1)(b).

        (d)     in the case of an application for a licence lodged on or after 1 July 2022, nil.

    (2)     For the purposes of section 33(2)(d)(ia) of the Act, the prescribed licence fee for a licence to carry on business as a sex work service provider of the kind referred to in the definition of escort agency in section 3 of the Act is—

        (a)     in the case of an application for a licence lodged on or after 1 July 2014 and before 1 July 2015—

              (i)     217·59 fee units; and

              (ii)     if more than one business name is to be used or is used in carrying on the business—

    (A)     if one person is granted a licence in relation to the escort agency, 40·80 fee units for each additional business name; or

    (B)     if more than one person is granted a licence in relation to the escort agency, 40·80 fee units for each additional business name, divided by the number of licences granted in relation to the escort agency; or

        (b)     in the case of an application for a licence lodged on or after 1 July 2015 and before 1 July 2016—

              (i)     239·67 fee units; and

              (ii)     if more than one business name is to be used or is used in carrying on the business—

    (A)     if one person is granted a licence in relation to the escort agency, 44·94 fee units for each additional business name; or

    (B)     if more than one person is granted a licence in relation to the escort agency, 44·94 fee units for each additional business name, divided by the number of licences granted in relation to the escort agency; or

Reg. 7(2)(c) amended by S.R. No. 23/2022 reg. 6(2)(a)(i).

        (c)     in the case of an application for a licence lodged on or after 1 July 2016 and before 1 July 2022—

              (i)     261·76 fee units; and

              (ii)     if more than one business name is to be used or is used in carrying on the business—

    (A)     if one person is granted a licence in relation to the escort agency, 49·08 fee units for each additional business name; or

Reg. 7(2)(c) (ii)(B) amended by S.R. No. 23/2022 reg. 6(2)(a)(ii).

    (B)     if more than one person is granted a licence in relation to the escort agency, 49·08 fee units for each additional business name, divided by the number of licences granted in relation to the escort agency; or

Reg. 7(2)(d) inserted by S.R. No. 23/2022 reg. 6(2)(b).

        (d)     in the case of an application for a licence lodged on or after 1 July 2022, nil.

    (3)     For the purposes of section 33(2)(d)(ia) of the Act, the prescribed licence fee for a licence to carry on business as a sex work service provider of the kinds referred to in the definitions of brothel and "escort agency "in section 3 of the Act is—

        (a)     in the case of an application for a licence lodged on or after 1 July 2014 and before 1 July 2015—

              (i)     217·59 fee units; and

              (ii)     if more than one room in the brothel is to be used or is used for sex work—

    (A)     if one person is granted a licence in relation to the brothel and escort agency, 40·80 fee units for each additional room; or

    (B)     if more than one person is granted a licence in relation to the brothel and escort agency, 40·80 fee units for each additional room, divided by the number of licences granted in relation to the brothel and escort agency; and

              (iii)     if more than one business name is to be used or is used in carrying on the business—

    (A)     if one person is granted a licence in relation to the brothel and escort agency, 40·80 fee units for each additional business name; or

    (B)     if more than one person is granted a licence in relation to the brothel and escort agency, 40·80 fee units for each additional business name, divided by the number of licences granted in relation to the brothel and escort agency; or

        (b)     in the case of an application for a licence lodged on or after 1 July 2015 and before 1 July 2016—

              (i)     239·67 fee units; and

              (ii)     if more than one room in the brothel is to be used or is used for sex work—

    (A)     if one person is granted a licence in relation to the brothel and escort agency, 44·94 fee units for each additional room; or

    (B)     if more than one person is granted a licence in relation to the brothel and escort agency, 44·94 fee units for each additional room, divided by the number of licences granted in relation to the brothel and escort agency; and

              (iii)     if more than one business name is to be used or is used in carrying on the business—

    (A)     if one person is granted a licence in relation to the brothel and escort agency, 44·94 fee units for each additional business name; or

    (B)     if more than one person is granted a licence in relation to the brothel and escort agency, 44·94 fee units for each additional business name, divided by the number of licences granted in relation to the brothel and escort agency; or

Reg. 7(3)(c) amended by S.R. No. 23/2022 reg. 6(3)(a)(i).

        (c)     in the case of an application for a licence lodged on or after 1 July 2016 and before 1 July 2022—

              (i)     261·76 fee units; and

              (ii)     if more than one room in the brothel is to be used or is used for sex work—

    (A)     if one person is granted a licence in relation to the brothel and escort agency, 49·08 fee units for each additional room; or

    (B)     if more than one person is granted a licence in relation to the brothel and escort agency, 49·08 fee units for each additional room, divided by the number of licences granted in relation to the brothel and escort agency; and

              (iii)     if more than one business name is to be used or is used in carrying on the business—

    (A)     if one person is granted a licence in relation to the brothel and escort agency, 49·08 fee units for each additional business name; or

Reg. 7(3)(c) (iii)(B) amended by S.R. No. 23/2022 reg. 6(3)(a)(ii).

    (B)     if more than one person is granted a licence in relation to the brothel and escort agency, 49·08 fee units for each additional business name, divided by the number of licences granted in relation to the brothel and escort agency; or

Reg. 7(3)(d) inserted by S.R. No. 23/2022 reg. 6(3)(b).

        (d)     in the case of an application for a licence lodged on or after 1 July 2022, nil.