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Western Australia
Prostitution Limitation Bill 2000
CONTENTS
Part 1 Preliminary
1. Short title 2
2. Commencement 2
3. Definition of prostitution and prostitute 2
Part 2 Deterrents to soliciting
4. Detention without charge for seeking prostitute in
public 3
5. Repeat apprehensions 3
6. Detention without charge for seeking client in public 3
7. Repeat apprehension within 14 days 4
8. Compulsory information on drug rehabilitation 4
9. Compulsory drug rehabilitation program 4
10 . Offences under this Act 4
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Western Australia
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Prostitution Limitation Bill 2000
A Bill for
An Act to impose limitations on soliciting in a public place for
the purposes of prostitution and for related purposes.
The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:
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Prostitution Limitation Bill 2000
Part 1 Preliminary
s. 1
Part 1 -- Preliminary
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Prostitution Limitation Act 2000.
5 2. Commencement
This Act comes into operation on the day that it receives the
Royal Assent.
3. Definition of prostitution and prostitute
In this Act --
10 (a) "Prostitution" is the transaction in which payment is
the consideration for the sexual stimulation of a person
("the client") by means of physical contact between the
client and another person ("the prostitute"), or between
either of them and anything controlled by or emanating
15 from the other, and it is irrelevant whether payment is in
money or any other form;
(b) "prostitute" has the meaning given in paragraph (a).
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Prostitution Limitation Bill 2000
Deterrents to soliciting Part 2
s. 4
Part 2 -- Deterrents to soliciting
4. Detention without charge for seeking prostitute in public
(1) A person who, in a public place, seeks another person to act as a
prostitute may be apprehended by a Police officer and detained
5 in police custody for up to 12 hours and then released. A person
detained for a first time under this subsection cannot be charged
with an offence.
(2) The power under subsection (1) may be exercized in relation to
the same person on any number of occasions whether or not that
10 person is charged with an offence under section 5.
(3) A person who is detained under subsection (1) must provide
information sufficient to identify that person and the Police
officer is to record that information.
5. Repeat apprehensions
15 A person in a public place, who, while seeking another person
to act as a prostitute --
(a) is apprehended by a Police officer under section 4(1)
and
(b) who has previously been detained under that section on
20 one or more occasions;
commits an offence.
6. Detention without charge for seeking client in public
(1) A person in a public place who seeks another person to be a
prostitute's client may be apprehended by a Police officer and
25 detained in police custody for up to 12 hours and then released.
A person detained for a first time under this subsection cannot
be charged with an offence.
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Prostitution Limitation Bill 2000
Part 2 Deterrents to soliciting
s. 7
(2) The power under subsection (1) may be exercized in relation to
the same person on any number of occasions whether or not that
person is charged with an offence under section 7.
(3) A person who is detained under subsection (1) must provide
5 information sufficient to identify that person and the Police
officer is to record that information.
7. Repeat apprehension within 14 days
A person apprehended by a Police officer under section 6 within
14 days of a previous apprehension under that section commits
10 an offence.
8. Compulsory information on drug rehabilitation
A person, while in detention under section 6, must be given
written information about the availability of drug abuse
rehabilitation programs.
15 9. Compulsory drug rehabilitation program
A person convicted of an offence under section 7 must, without
further authority or order, attend a court-approved drug
rehabilitation program regardless of any penalty imposed on
conviction.
20 10. Offences under this Act
A person charged with an offence is liable on summary
conviction --
(a) for a first offence: $1000
(b) for a second offence: $3000
25 (c) any subsequent offence: $5000
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