SEX INDUSTRY OFFENCES ACT 2005

Table of Provisions

PART 1 - Preliminary

• 1 Short title
• 2 Commencement
• 3 Interpretation

PART 2 - Offences in respect of sexual services businesses

• 4 Persons not to be commercial operators of sexual services businesses
• 5 Persons not to receive commercial sexual services
• 6 Prosecution witnesses not required to disclose sources of information
• 7 Offences against sex workers
• 8 Soliciting and accosting
• 9 Participation of children
• 10 Extra-territorial application of offences
• 11 Children on premises
• 12 Sex workers and clients to adopt safe sex practices

PART 3 - Powers of police officers

• 13 Power to arrest without warrant
• 14 Hindering or obstructing police officers
• 15 Entry by police officers
• 16 Premises not to be used for commercial sexual services businesses
• 17 Revocation of orders to cease operating commercial sexual services
businesses
• 18 Power of police officers at or above rank of sergeant to require
financial information

PART 4 - Miscellaneous and supplemental

• 19 Protection from liability
• 20 Review of Act
• 21 Regulations
• 22 Administration of Act

PART 5 - Criminal Code Act 1924 Amended

• 23 Section 23
• 24 Section 24

PART 6 - Evidence (Children and Special Witnesses) Act 2001 Amended

• 25 Section 25
• 26 Section 26

PART 7 - Justices Act 1959 Amended

• 27 Section 27
• 28 Section 28

PART 8 - Police Offences Act 1935 Amended

• 29 Section 29
• 30 Section 30
• 31 Section 31
• 32 Section 32

[ Note: This table has been automatically generated and may be incomplete. ]