{"id":"sl-2018-15","name":"Sex Work Regulation 2018","slug":"sex-work-regulation-2018","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"15 of 2018","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173820,"registerId":"act-sl-2018-15-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Sex Work Regulation 2018","content":"Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nSex Work Regulation 2018\nSL2018-15\nmade under the\nSex Work Act 1992\nRepublication No 1\nEffective: 9 August 2018\nRepublication date: 9 August 2018\nRegulation not amended\n\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAbout this republication\nThe republished law\nThis is a republication of the Sex Work Regulation 2018, made under the Sex Work Act 1992\n(including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes))\nas in force on 9 August 2018. It also includes any commencement, repeal or expiry affecting\nthis republished law.\nThe legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3\nand 4.\nKinds of republications\nThe Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the\nACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):\n authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies\n unauthorised republications.\nThe status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.\nEditorial amendments\nThe Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial\namendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.\nEditorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made\nby an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117).\nThe changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law\ninto line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.\nThis republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).\nUncommenced provisions and amendments\nIf a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately\nbefore the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law\nare accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more\ninformation, see the home page for this law on the register.\nModifications\nIf a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol M\nappears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears\nin the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95.\nPenalties\nAt the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $150 for\nan individual and $750 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).\n\nR1\n09/08/18\nSex Work Regulation 2018\nEffective: 09/08/18\ncontents 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nSex Work Regulation 2018\nmade under the\nSex Work Act 1992\nContents\nPage\n1 Name of regulation 2\n2 Locations 2\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes 3\n2 Abbreviation key 3\n3 Legislation history 4\n\n\n\nR1\n09/08/18\nSex Work Regulation 2018\nEffective: 09/08/18\npage 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nSex Work Regulation 2018\nmade under the\nSex Work Act 1992\n\nSection 1\npage 2 Sex Work Regulation 2018\nEffective: 09/08/18\nR1\n09/08/18\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n1 Name of regulation\nThis regulation is the Sex Work Regulation 2018.\n2 Locations\nFor the Act, section 18 (1), the following locations are prescribed:\n(a) the division of Fyshwick in the Central Canberra district;\n(b) the division of Mitchell in the Gungahlin district.\n\nEndnotes\nAbout the endnotes 1\nR1\n09/08/18\nSex Work Regulation 2018\nEffective: 09/08/18\npage 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\nAmending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the\namendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished\nlaw but are set out in the endnotes.\nNot all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are\nannotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be\nobtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.\nUncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The\ndetails of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced\nexpiries are underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.\nIf all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered\nprovisions gives details of previous and current numbering.\nThe endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.\n2 Abbreviation key\nA = Act NI = Notifiable instrument\nAF = Approved form o = order\nam = amended om = omitted/repealed\namdt = amendment ord = ordinance\nAR = Assembly resolution orig = original\nch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph\nCN = Commencement notice pres = present\ndef = definition prev = previous\nDI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously\ndict = dictionary pt = part\ndisallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule\nAssembly reloc = relocated\ndiv = division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No\nGaz = gazette RI = reissue\nhdg = heading s = section/subsection\nIA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule\nins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision\nLA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law\nLR = legislation register sub = substituted\nLRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced\nmod = modified/modification or to be expired\n\nEndnotes\n3 Legislation history\npage 4 Sex Work Regulation 2018\nEffective: 09/08/18\nR1\n09/08/18\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history\nThis regulation was made as part of the Prostitution Amendment Act 2018 (see\nA2018-25 s 36) and is taken to have been made under the Sex Work Act 1992\nA1992-64 (see s 34 (1) as ins by A2018-25 s 30).\nSex Work Regulation 2018 SL2018-15\ntaken to have been notified LR 8 August 2018 (A1992-64 s 34 (3) (a)\nas ins by A2018-25 s 30)\ns 1 commenced 8 August 2018 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder taken to have commenced 9 August 2018 (A1992-64\ns 34 (3) (b) as ins by A2018-25 s 30)\n© Australian Capital Territory 2018","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This regulation exercises the Sex Work Act 1992 power (s 18(1)) to specify two prescribed locations (Fyshwick and Mitchell) where sex‑work premises may be situated (reg 2). It therefore defines and limits the geographic scope for lawful premises; the instrument was made as part of the Prostitution Amendment Act 2018 and its legislative history and commencement are recorded in the endnotes (endnote 3)."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow subject‑matter — only two operative clauses (reg 1 and reg 2).","Direct cross‑reference to the parent Act's power (for the Act, s 18 (1)) — requires reading both instruments (reg 2).","Impacts on regulated parties (operators, landlords) via geographic restriction — compliance burden concentrated on location choice (reg 2).","Interaction risk with external planning and zoning regimes not set out here — practical effect depends on other laws and maps.","Legislative history and commencement details recorded in endnotes (legislation history), requiring attention to timing and provenance (endnote 3)."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation names the Sex Work Regulation 2018 and, using the Sex Work Act 1992 power, prescribes two Canberra divisions where regulated sex‑work premises may be located: Fyshwick (Central Canberra) and Mitchell (Gungahlin). It affects sex‑work operators, landlords and regulators by legally confining where licensed businesses may operate and where licensing and compliance enforcement apply."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation performs exactly the narrow, technical function it was designed for: prescribing locations under the parent Act. There is no scope creep – it does one thing and one thing only."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 substantive sections (1 naming provision, 1 location list)","Zero defined terms in the regulation itself","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references within the operative provisions","Single external reference to Sex Work Act 1992, section 18(1) – a straightforward 'made under' hook","Total length: approximately 1 page of actual legal content","No penalties, offences, or enforcement mechanisms contained in the regulation itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation designates Fyshwick and Mitchell as the only suburbs in Canberra where licensed sex work businesses may lawfully operate, effectively acting as a location map for the Sex Work Act. It matters to sex workers, business owners, local residents, and the Planning Authority because it confines legal brothels and escort agencies to these industrial/commercial zones and enables enforceable planning boundaries."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/sex-work-regulation-2018","history":"/api/acts/sex-work-regulation-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/sex-work-regulation-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/sex-work-regulation-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/sex-work-regulation-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/sex-work-regulation-2018/documents"}}