PROSTITUTION ACT, 1979, No. 71
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Act No. 71, 1979.
An Act to make provisions with respect to certain offences relating to prostitution consequentially upon the repeal of the Summary Offences Act, 1970. [Assented to, 11th May, 1979.]
Act No. 71, 1979.
Prostitution.
BE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :—
PART I.
P r e l im in a r y .
| 1. | This Act may be cited as the “Prostitution Act, 1979”. | Short title. |
2. (1) This section and section 1 shall commence on the date Commence-
of assent to this Act.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (1), this Act shall commence on such day as may be appointed by the Governor in respect thereof and as may be notified by proclamation published in the Gazette.
| 3. This Act is divided as follows :— | Arrange ment. |
| PART | I.—P r e l im in a r y — ss. | 1 -4 . |
| PART | II,—O f f e n c e s — xs'. | 5 -8 . | ||
| PART | III.— G e n e r a l — |
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4. In this Act, “premises” includes any structure, building, interpreta-
vehicle, vessel or place, whether built upon or not, and any part thereof, but does not include licensed premises under the Liquor Act, 1912, or the premises of a registered club under the Registered Clubs Act, 1976.
Act No. 71, 1979.
Prostitution.
PART II.
O f f e n c e s .
| Living on | 5. | ( 1 ) A person shall not knowingly live wholly or in part |
| proXtution. | earnings of prostitution of another person. |
Penalty : $800 or imprisonment for 12 months.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a person not being a child or young person within the meaning of the Child Welfare Act, 1939, whc
| (a) | lives with or is habitually in the company of a reputed prostitute; and |
(b) has no visible lawful means of support,
shall be deemed knowingly to live wholly or in part on the earnings of prostitution of another person unless he satisfies the court before which he is charged with an offence under that subsection that he has sufficient lawful means of support.
| Prostitution | 6 . | A person shall not use, for the purpose of prostitution, or |
| or soliciting qJ soliciting for prostitution, any premises held out as being avail | in massage | |
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Penalty ; $400 or imprisonment for 6 months.
| Allowing | 7. | (1) A person, being the owner, occupier or manager or a |
| premises |
| tc be used | person… |