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Western Australia LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (Introduced by Mrs Roberts, MLA) Police Act Amendment (Prohibition of Street Prostitution) Bill 1999 A Bill for An Act to amend the Police Act 1892. The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows: 1. Short title This Act may be referred to as the Police Act Amendment (Prohibition of Street Prostitution) Act 1999. 5 2. Commencement This Act comes into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent. page 1 82 -- 1 Police Act Amendment (Prohibition of Street Prostitution) Bill 1999 s. 3 3. Principal Act In this Act the Police Act 1892* is referred to as the principal Act. [* Reprinted as at 31 January 1997. 5 For subsequent amendments see 1998 Index to Legislation of Western Australia, Table 1, p. 196.] 4. New section 65A The principal Act is amended by inserting after section 65 the following -- 10 " 65A. Soliciting (1) A person shall not, for the purpose of offering or procuring commercial sexual services, accost any person, or solicit or loiter, in a street or thoroughfare. 15 Penalty: $ 2 000. (2) A person shall not, for the purpose of offering or procuring commercial sexual services, accost any child in a street or thoroughfare. Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years. 20 (3) In this section -- "child" has the meaning given to it under section 1 of The Criminal Code; "commercial sexual services" means sexual services provided for monetary or material reward 25 (irrespective of whether the reward is, or is to be, paid or given to the prostitute or another person); "prostitute" means a person who provides commercial sexual services; page 2 Police Act Amendment (Prohibition of Street Prostitution) Bill 1999 s. 4 "sexual services" means -- (a) an act of carnal knowledge or carnal connection as those terms are defined in section 6 of The Criminal Code; 5 (b) the masturbation of one person by another; or (c) any activity which involves the use of one person by another for his or her sexual gratification; 10 "street" has the meaning given to it under section 2 of this Act; and "thoroughfare" has the meaning given to it under section 2 of this Act. ". 15
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