17Allowing premises to be used for prostitution

#### 17 Allowing premises to be used for prostitution 17 Allowing premises to be used for prostitution > > (1) A person, being the owner, occupier or manager, or a person assisting in the management, of 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, shall not knowingly suffer or permit the premises to be used for the purpose of prostitution or of soliciting for prostitution. > > > > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months. > > > (2) A conviction under subsection (1) does not exempt the offender from any penalty or other punishment to which he or she may be liable for keeping or being concerned in keeping a disorderly house, or for the nuisance occasioned by it. > > **s 17:** Am 1995 No 53, Sch 2.