VICIn ForceAct
Summary Offences Act 1966
38BCommercial sexual services at or near certain places
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 38B
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Summary Offences Act 1966.
38B Commercial sexual services at or near certain places
S. 38B(1) amended by No. 7/2022 s. 46(2).
(1) During the period from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., a person must not intentionally solicit or invite any person to engage in commercial sexual services in a public place that is at or near the following premises—
(a) school premises;
(b) education or care service premises;
(c) children's services premises.
S. 38B(2) amended by No. 7/2022 s. 46(2).
(2) During the period from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., a person must not intentionally loiter for the purposes of soliciting or inviting a person to engage in commercial sexual services in a public place that is at or near the following premises—
(a) school premises;
(b) education or care service premises;
(c) children's services premises.
S. 38B(3) amended by No. 7/2022 s. 46(2).
(3) A person must not intentionally solicit or invite any person to engage in commercial sexual services in a public place that is at or near a place of worship—
(a) during the period from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. other than on a day referred to in paragraph (b); or
(b) at any time on a prescribed day.
S. 38B(4) amended by No. 7/2022 s. 46(2).
(4) A person must not intentionally loiter for the purposes of soliciting or inviting a person to engage in commercial sexual services in a public place that is at or near a place of worship—
(a) during the period from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. other than on a day referred to in paragraph (b); or
(b) at any time on a prescribed day.
S. 38C inserted by No. 7/2022 s. 47.