Western Australian Numbered Acts

PROSTITUTION ACT 2000 (NO. 17 OF 2000)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title
           Preamble

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  
   4.      Prostitution  

   PART 2 -- General provisions about prostitution  

           Division 1 -- Persons generally  

   5.      Seeking prostitute in or in view or within hearing of public place  
   6.      Seeking client in or in view or within hearing of public place  
   7.      Seeking to induce person to act as prostitute  
   8.      Prophylactic to be used  
   9.      Promoting employment in prostitution industry  
   10.     Prohibition of certain sponsorships  
   11.     Hindering performance of functions  
   12.     Contravening direction by police to move on  
   13.     Failure to comply with certain police requirements  

           Division 2 -- Prostitutes  

   14.     Section 14 offence  
   15.     Acting as a prostitute for a child  

   PART 3 -- Other provisions about children  

   16.     Causing, permitting, or seeking to induce child to act as prostitute  
   17.     Obtaining payment for prostitution by a child  
   18.     Agreement for prostitution by a child  
   19.     Child not to seek services of prostitute  
   20.     Prostitution at place where child present  
   21.     Allowing child to be at place involving prostitution  

   PART 4 -- Provisions for police  

   22.     Interpretation  
   23.     Powers to obtain information  
   24.     Police may direct person to move on  
   25.     Detention, search and seizure without warrant  
   26.     Entry of, and seizure at, place of business without warrant  
   27.     Search and seizure with warrant  
   28.     Warrant may be obtained remotely  
   29.     Provisions about searching a person  
   30.     Retaining something seized but not forfeited  
   31.     Forfeiture and delivery on conviction  
   32.     Forfeiture and delivery other than on conviction  
   33.     Disposal of thing forfeited  
   34.     Embargo notices  
   35.     Undercover officers  
   36.     Commissioner may delegate a function  

   PART 5 -- Restraining orders  

   37.     Restraining order to prevent further offence  
   38.     Restraining order against person who could be required to move on  
   39.     Provisions about making the order  
   40.     Terms of restraining order  
   41.     Duration of restraining order  
   42.     Variation or cancellation  
   43.     Court to notify parties of decision  
   44.     When cancellation takes effect  
   45.     Provisions about children  
   46.     Breach of a restraining order  
   47.     Appeals  
   48.     Order not to conflict with family order  

   PART 6 -- Evidence  

   49.     Accused presumed to know if person is a child  
   50.     Person residing with child prostitute presumed to receive payment  
   51.     Accused presumed to have allowed presence of child  
   52.     Intention presumed in some cases  
   53.     Certificate that undercover officer was authorized  
   54.     Averment that prostitution business carried on  

   PART 7 -- Miscellaneous  

   55.     Legal proceedings  
   56.     Protection of certain persons  
   57.     Exchange of information between State authorities  
   58.     Confidentiality  
   59.     Liability of managerial officer for offence by body corporate  
   60.     Summary trial of crimes  
   61.     Regulations  
   62.      Regulations relating to restraining order applications  
   63.     Expiry of Act  
   64.     Consequential amendments  
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Offence history that may be an element of a section 14 offence  
           SCHEDULE 2 -- Consequential amendments to other Acts  
           
[Assented to 22 June 2000]