Tasmanian Numbered Acts

SEX INDUSTRY OFFENCES ACT 2005 (NO. 42 OF 2005)

- Act 42 of 2005
- Royal Assent 24 November 2005

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Interpretation

   PART 2 - Offences in respect of sexual services businesses

   4.      Persons not to be commercial operators of sexual services businesses
   5.      Persons not to receive commercial sexual services
   6.      Prosecution witnesses not required to disclose sources of information
   7.      Offences against sex workers
   8.      Soliciting and accosting
   9.      Participation of children
   10.     Extra-territorial application of offences
   11.     Children on premises
   12.     Sex workers and clients to adopt safe sex practices

   PART 3 - Powers of police officers

   13.     Power to arrest without warrant
   14.     Hindering or obstructing police officers
   15.     Entry by police officers
   16.     Premises not to be used for commercial sexual services businesses
   17.     Revocation of orders to cease operating commercial sexual services
           businesses
   18.     Power of police officers at or above rank of sergeant to require
           financial information

   PART 4 - Miscellaneous and supplemental

   19.     Protection from liability
   20.     Review of Act
   21.     Regulations
   22.     Administration of Act

   PART 5 - Criminal Code Act 1924 Amended

   23.     Principal Act
   24.     Principal Act amended

   PART 6 - Evidence (Children and Special Witnesses) Act 2001 Amended

   25.     Principal Act
   26.     Section 3 amended (Interpretation)

   PART 7 - Justices Act 1959 Amended

   27.     Principal Act
   28.     Section 3 amended (Interpretation)

   PART 8 - Police Offences Act 1935 Amended

   29.     Principal Act
   30.     Section 8 amended (Begging, imposition, prostitution, &c.)
   31.     Section 10 amended (Disorderly houses)
   32.     Section 57 amended (Power of police officers to enter certain
           places)


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