Sex Industry Act 2019

• Jurisdiction: Northern Territory
• Year: 2019
• Type of Document: Acts

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

SEX INDUSTRY ACT 2019

As in force at 25 May 2024

Table of provisions

Part 1 Preliminary matters

1 Short title ......................................................................................... 1

2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1

3 Objects of Act .................................................................................. 1

4 Definitions ........................................................................................ 2

5 Application of Criminal Code ........................................................... 3

6 Relationship with Public and Environmental Health Act 2011.......... 3

Part 2 Sex work generally

7 Contract for sex work not void ......................................................... 3

8 Adoption and promotion of safe sex practices ................................. 3

9 Refusal to perform sex work ............................................................ 3

Part 3 Offences

10 Inducing person to perform sex work ............................................... 4

11 Inducing person to provide payment from sex work ........................ 4

12 Causing or allowing child to perform sex work or work in sex

services business ............................................................................ 5

13 Receiving payment from sex work by child ...................................... 5

14 Agreeing to sex work by child .......................................................... 6

15 Non-compliant advertising ............................................................... 6

16 Medical examinations ...................................................................... 7

Part 4 Suitability certificates

17 Body corporate may appoint nominee ............................................. 7

18 Requirement to hold suitability certificate ........................................ 8

19 Application for suitability certificate .................................................. 8

20 Duration of suitability certificate ....................................................... 8

21 Revocation of suitability certificate ................................................... 8

22 Use of information collected under Part ........................................... 9

Part 5 Miscellaneous matters

22A Director ............................................................................................ 9

22B Delegation ..................................................................................... 10

23 Review by NTCAT ......................................................................... 10

24 Regulations .................................................................................... 10

Sex Industry Act 2019 ii

25 Establishment of Review Committee ............................................. 10

26 Review of Act ................................................................................. 11

Part 6 Repeal and transitional matters

27 Acts repealed ................................................................................. 12

28 Destruction of certain records created under Prostitution

Regulation Act 1992 ...................................................................... 12

Part 7 Transitional matters for Justice and

Licensing Legislation Further Amendment

Act 2022

29 Definitions ...................................................................................... 12

30 Delegations .................................................................................... 13

31 Pending applications ..................................................................... 13

32 Pending reviews ............................................................................ 13

33 Reviews not yet commenced ......................................................... 13

34 Continuation of ongoing documents and actions ........................... 14

Schedule Reviewable decisions and affected

persons

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