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Criminal Code Act 1983
202CConducting business involving sexual servitude
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202C Conducting business involving sexual servitude
(1) A person who conducts a business that involves the sexual
servitude of adults is guilty of an offence and is liable to
imprisonment for 15 years.
(2) A person who conducts a business that involves the sexual
servitude of a child of or over the age of 12 years is guilty of an
offence and is liable to imprisonment for 20 years.
(3) A person who conducts a business that involves the sexual
servitude of a child under the age of 12 years is guilty of an offence
and is liable to imprisonment for life.
(4) In this section, a reference to a person who conducts a business
includes a reference to:
(a) a person who takes part in the management of the business;
(b) a person who exercises control or direction over the business;
and
(c) a person who provides finance for the business.