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Summary Offences Act 1988
16Prostitution or soliciting in massage parlours etc
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16 Prostitution or soliciting in massage parlours etc
16 Prostitution or soliciting in massage parlours etc
A person shall not use, for the purpose of prostitution or of soliciting for prostitution, any premises held out as being available—
(a) for the provision of massage, sauna baths, steam baths or facilities for physical exercise, or
(b) for the taking of photographs, or
(c) as a photographic studio,
or for services of a like nature.
Maximum penalty—5 penalty units or imprisonment for 3 months.