Prostitution Act 1999
An Act to regulate prostitution in Queensland, and for other purposes
Part 1 Preliminary
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Prostitution Act 1999.
2 Commencement
(1)Parts 1 and 2 and part 7, divisions 1 and 2 and schedule 4 commence on assent.(2)The remaining provisions of this Act commence on a day to be fixed by proclamation.(3)However, if a provision of this Act has not commenced before 1 July 2000, it commences on 1 July 2000.
3 Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to regulate prostitution in Queensland.
4 Act binds all persons
(1)This Act binds all persons, including the State.(2)Nothing in this Act makes the State liable to be prosecuted for an offence.
Part 2 Definitions
5 Definitions
The dictionary in schedule 4 defines particular words used in this Act.
6 Meaning of associate
(1)A person is an associate of an individual if the person—(a)is a member of the individual’s family; or(b)has entered into a business arrangement or relationship with the individual for the provision of prostitution; or(c)is the owner or lessor, either alone or jointly, of premises used or proposed to be used for the provision of prostitution under a licence.(2)A person is an associate of a body corporate if the person is an executive officer of the body corporate.
7 Meaning of interest in a brothel
(1)A person has an interest in a brothel if the person—(a)is the licensee of the brothel; or(b)is a member of the family of the licensee of the brothel; or(c)is an approved manager of the brothel; or(d)is a member of the family of an approved manager of the brothel; or(e)is the owner, either alone or jointly, of premises used by the licensee of the brothel for the provision of prostitution; or(f)is a member of the family of an owner mentioned in paragraph (e); or(g)is the lessor of the premises used by the licensee of the brothel for the provision of prostitution; or(h)is a member of the family of a lessor mentioned in paragraph (g); or(i)has entered into a business arrangement or relationship with another person for the provision of prostitution at the brothel; or(j)directly receives income from the provision of prostitution at the brothel; or(k)is able to exercise a significant influence over the operations of, or in relation to the provision of prostitution at, the brothel; or(l)is an executive officer of a body corporate that is a person mentioned in paragraphs (e), (g), (i), (j) or (k).(2)If a financial institution is a mortgagee of premises used by the licensee of a brothel for the provision of prostitution, the institution does not have an interest in a brothel only because the institution is a mortgagee of the premises.(3)For subsection (1)(i),…