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Prostitution Control (Fees) and Prostitution Control Amendment Regulations 2010

S.R. No. 97/2010

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PART 1—PRELIMINARY

1Objective

2Authorising provisions

3Commencement

PART 2—AMENDMENTS TO THE PROSTITUTION CONTROL (FEES) REGULATIONS 2004

4Change of title of regulations

5Change of terms

PART 3—AMENDMENTS TO THE PROSTITUTION CONTROL REGULATIONS 2006

6Change of title of regulations

7Change of terms

8New regulation 9A inserted

9ATransitional—advertising controls

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STATUTORY RULES 2010

S.R. No. 97/2010

Prostitution Control Act 1994

Prostitution Control (Fees) and Prostitution Control Amendment Regulations 2010

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 28 September 2010

Responsible Minister:

TONY ROBINSON
Minister for Consumer Affairs

MATTHEW McBEATH

Clerk of the Executive Council

PART 1—PRELIMINARY

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Prostitution Control (Fees) Regulations 2004 and the Prostitution Control Regulations 2006 to change their titles and update terms used in them, consequential upon the change of title of the Prostitution Control Act 1994 to the Sex Work Act 1994 made by the Consumer Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 2010.

2Authorising provisions

These Regulations are made under sections 3, 18, 68 and 90 of the Prostitution Control Act 1994.

3Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on the day that section 42 of the Consumer Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 2010 comes into operation.

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PART 2—AMENDMENTS TO THE PROSTITUTION CONTROL (FEES) REGULATIONS 2004

4Change of title of regulations

For the title to the Prostitution Control (Fees) Regulations 2004[1] substitute—

"Sex Work (Fees) Regulations 2004".

5Change of terms

(1)In regulations 1 and 2 of the Prostitution Control (Fees) Regulations 2004, for "Prostitution Control Act 1994" substitute "Sex Work Act 1994".

(2)In regulation 4 of the Prostitution Control (Fees) Regulations 2004, in the definition of the Act, for "Prostitution Control Act 1994" substitute "Sex Work Act 1994".

(3)In regulation 5 of the Prostitution Control (Fees) Regulations 2004, for "prostitution" substitute "sex work".

(4)In regulation 6 of the Prostitution Control (Fees) Regulations 2004, for "prostitution" (wherever occurring) substitute "sex work".

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PART 3—AMENDMENTS TO THE PROSTITUTION CONTROL REGULATIONS 2006

6Change of title of regulations

For the title to the Prostitution Control Regulations 2006[2] substitute—

"Sex Work Regulations 2006".

7Change of terms

(1)In regulation 1 of the Prostitution Control Regulations 2006—

(a)for "Prostitution Control Act 1994" substitute "Sex Work Act 1994";

(b)in paragraphs (b) and (d), for "prostitution" (wherever occurring) substitute "sex work".

(2)In regulation 2 of the Prostitution Control Regulations 2006, for "Prostitution Control Act 1994" substitute "Sex Work Act 1994".

(3)In regulation 5 of the Prostitution Control Regulations 2006—

(a)in the definition of licensee, for "prostitution" substitute "sex work";

(b)in the definition of the Act, for "Prostitution Control Act 1994" substitute "Sex Work Act 1994".

(4)In regulation 7 of the Prostitution Control Regulations 2006—

(a)for "prostitute" (wherever occurring) substitute "sex worker";

(b)for "prostitution" (wherever occurring) substitute "sex work";

(c)in subregulation (1)(a), for "prostitute's" substitute "sex worker's";

(d)for "prostitutes" (wherever occurring) substitute "sex workers".

(5)In regulation 8 of the Prostitution Control Regulations 2006, for "prostitutes" substitute "sex workers".

(6)In regulation 9 of the Prostitution Control Regulations 2006—

(a)for "prostitution" (wherever occurring) substitute "sex work";

(b)in subregulation (1), for "PCA" substitute "SWA";

(c)in subregulation (2) omit '"PCA"'.

(7)In the heading to regulation 10 of the Prostitution Control Regulations 2006, for "prostitution" substitute "sex work".

(8)In regulation 10(1) of the Prostitution Control Regulations 2006, for "prostitution" (wherever occurring) substitute "sex work".

(9)In the Schedule to the Prostitution Control Regulations 2006, for "Prostitution Control Act 1994" (wherever occurring) substitute "Sex Work Act 1994".

8New regulation 9A inserted

After regulation 9 of the Prostitution Control Regulations 2006 insert—

'9A   Transitional—advertising controls

Despite the amendment of regulation 9(1) by regulation 7(6)(b) of the Prostitution Control (Fees) and Prostitution Control Amendment Regulations 2010, for the purposes of regulation 9 an advertisement for a business that is carried on by a sex work service provider may contain either the letters "PCA" or the letters "SWA" for a period of 12 months from the commencement of those Regulations.'.

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[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 129/2004.

[2] Reg. 6: S.R. No. 64/2006.