NCJ Number
235843
Date Published
June 2011
Length
81 pages
Annotation
The Queensland (Australia) Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) reports on its review of the effectiveness of Queensland's Prostitution Act 1999.
Abstract
The review examined which recommendations from the CMC's last review have been implemented and the effect they have had; the changes, if any that have occurred in the achievement of the Act's underlying principles since the last review; and any new issues facing the industry in Queensland and in comparable jurisdictions that could influence the achievement of the underlying principles. Since 1999, prostitution in Queensland has been regulated in the form of licensed brothels operating under strict conditions and with oversight by the Prostitution Licensing Authority and the Queensland Police Service. This review found there has been a satisfactory implementation by the Queensland Government of the vast majority of recommendations from the previous CMC evaluation, except for two of the recommendations. Also, the underlying principles of the Act are generally being achieved, and there have been no significant changes in the prostitution industry since the previous evaluation. Of the two CMC recommendations from the previous review, one suggests that s. 93 of the Act be amended to ensure that it covers all advertisements for prostitution, however prostitution is described, and thereby restricting illegal operators from attempting to legally market their services. The second recommendation yet to be implemented is that a whole-of-government approach for addressing prostitution-related operational, interagency, and emerging issues be formalized through the establishment of an interagency committee. References and appendixes