Summary Offences Act 1988
18AAdvertising for prostitutes
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18A Advertising for prostitutes
18A Advertising for prostitutes
(1) A person shall not, in any manner, publish or cause to be published an advertisement for a prostitute.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units or imprisonment for 3 months.
(2) In this section, advertisement for a prostitute means an advertisement that indicates, or that can be reasonably taken to indicate, that—
(a) employment for a prostitute is or may be available, or
(b) a person is required for employment as a prostitute or to act as a prostitute, or
(c) a person is required for employment in a position that involves, or may involve, acting as a prostitute.
s 18A: Ins 1988 No 117, sec 3.