Prostitution Act 2000 (WA)

Western Australia Prostitution Act 2000 Western Australia Prostitution Act 2000 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Short title 2 2. Commencement 2 3. Terms used 2 4. Prostitution 3 Part 2 — General provisions about prostitution Division 1 — Persons generally 5. Seeking prostitute in or in view or within hearing of public place 4 6. Seeking client in or in view or within hearing of public place 5 7. Seeking to induce person to act as prostitute 6 8. Prophylactic to be used 6 9. Promoting employment in prostitution industry 6 10. Prohibition of certain sponsorships 7 11. Hindering performance of functions 7 12. Contravening direction by police to move on 8 13. Failure to comply with certain police requirements 8 Division 2 — Prostitutes 14. Section 14 offence 9 15. Acting as prostitute for child 9 Part 3 — Other provisions about children 16. Causing, permitting, or seeking to induce child to act as prostitute 10 17. Obtaining payment for prostitution by child 10 18. Agreement for prostitution by child 10 19. Child not to seek services of prostitute 10 20. Prostitution at place where child present 11 21. Allowing child to be at place involving prostitution 12 Part 4 — Provisions for police 22. Terms used 13 23. Powers to obtain information 13 24. Police may direct person to move on 15 25. Detention, search and seizure without warrant 15 26. Entry of, and seizure at, place of business without warrant 16 27. Search and seizure with warrant 16 28. Warrant may be obtained remotely 17 29. Provisions about searching person 18 30. Retaining something seized but not forfeited 20 31. Forfeiture and delivery on conviction 20 32. Forfeiture and delivery other than on conviction 21 33. Disposal of thing forfeited 22 34. Powers to assist seizing things 23 36. Commissioner may delegate function 23 Part 5 — Restraining orders 37. Restraining order to prevent further offence 24 38. Restraining order against person who could be required to move on 24 39. Provisions about making order 24 40. Terms of restraining order 25 41. Duration of restraining order 26 42. Variation or cancellation 26 43. Court to notify parties of decision 28 44. When cancellation takes effect 28 45. Provisions about children 28 46. Breach of restraining order 29 47. Appeals 29 48. Order not to conflict with family order 30 Part 6 — Evidence 49. Accused presumed to know if person is a child 31 50. Person residing with child prostitute presumed to receive payment 31 51. Accused presumed to have allowed presence of child 31 52. Intention presumed in some cases 31 54. Averment that prostitution business carried on 32 Part 7 — Miscellaneous 55. Legal proceedings 33 56. Protection of certain persons 33 57. Exchange of information between State authorities 33 58. Confidentiality 35 59. Liability of officers for offence by body corporate 35 61. Regulations 36 62. Regulations relating to restraining order applications 36 Schedule 1 — Offence history that may be an element of a section 14 offence Notes Compilation table 39 Uncommenced provisions table 40 Other notes 41 Defined terms Western Australia Prostitution Act 2000 An Act to make provisions about prostitution and for related purposes, and to amend certain other Acts 1.