Other measures included the long-standing vagrancy laws and local by-laws. The ALP government, elected in 2016, issued a discussion paper in March 2019. Following the consultation period in May, legislation was prepared, and introduced in September as the Sex Industry Bill.
In 1992 a working group was set up by the Attorney-General, which resulted in the Prostitution Control Act (now known as the Sex Work Act 1994) This Act legalises and regulates the operations of brothels and escort agencies in Victoria. The difference between the two is that in the case of a brothel clients come to the place of business, which is brothel subject to local council planning controls. In the case of an escort agency, clients phone the agency and arrange for a sex worker to come to their homes or motels. Since the 1970s there has been a change toward liberalisation of prostitution laws, but although attitudes to prostitution are largely homogenous, the actual approaches have varied.

A jury found Hudson guilty of three counts of rape, three counts of acts of indecency without consent, one of attempted rape and one of sexual assault in the third degree. If you’ve never been to one of the more upmarket brothels in Melbourne, such as Top of the Town, The Boardroom, or Gotham City, you should definitely skip a session and use the savings towards a night you’ll never forget at one of these locations. The experience will stay with you for the rest of your life.
In 2009 a report demonstrated that in QLD only 10% of sex works occurred in licensed brothels. Noble had a sex change in 2001 and said recent laws meant transgender people had been put in dangerous situations overseas because they had conflicting passports, while it was also hard to change names. She said many had turned to sex work because they had been kicked out of home and found it difficult to get a job. Speak to people who have been through a sex change and many are firm in the belief Australian laws discriminate against them.

Five of the seven women provided victim impact statements to the court, detailing the significant impacts of Grey's offending on their lives. The judge said Grey did not only facilitate the girl being trafficked for sex, he personally delivered the transport. Feeling "totally trapped", the girl contacted WA Police before managing to leave for Canberra the next day.
After being resurrected as a tapas restaurant, the property went on the market in July last year with an initial asking price of $1.5 million and is now set to be transformed into mine workers' accommodation. She closed her Perth establishment for the final two days of a port visit by the United States Navy saying her workers were too tired to maintain a high standard of service. A premises was opened in Kalgoorlie in 2000, marketed as one of the only working brothel museums in the world.
For many people it is a surprise that Tamworth has a bawdy house at all, while others might be surprised that there is only one legal enterprise selling sex in the region. A court has heard the man found guilty of rape after he removed a condom during an encounter with a sex worker had displayed a sense of entitlement, and should be jailed. Wollongong councillor David Brown said the council needed to revisit measures started years ago to crack down on unregistered sex services. Councillor Michelle Blicavs suggested a lack of council resources prevented unregistered sex services from being investigated. The spokesperson said the council relied on laws under the Environment and Planning Act to issue closure orders, obtained through the court.

He also addressed Celeski personally, telling him they were "serious offences". "The reason Mr Celeski took drugs is relevant," Justice Refshauge said. Justice Richard Refshauge told the court the evidence showed Celeski was a user-dealer. "The Hay Street we all knew ... the locals had some affections for it and it worked very well for a long time," Mr Bowler said. "It served the town well for a long time. Everybody had been happy with the old system."
It was referred to committee on 18 September, inviting public submissions. The Economic Policy Scrutiny Committee reported on 20 November, with the Government response on the 26th. The Bill was considered and passed by the Legislative Assembly that day, effectively decriminalising prostitution in the Territory, and coming into force on 16 December 2019. The move was welcomed by the United Nations HIV/AIDS Programme . The current regulatory framework is based on the Crimes Act 1900, Disorderly Houses Act 1943 , Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, and Summary Offences Act 1988.

Mr Grey was arrested in February during a raid on an Auburn brothel after a six month joint ACT and NSW police investigation into allegations of forced labour and human trafficking. Bradley Lester Grey, 53, was already facing 10 charges of human trafficking, forced labour, breaking immigration law, rape and committing an indecency. Mr Hickey said the accused had a tendency to tell new workers he had to give them training in order to obtain sexual gratification. The prosecution told jurors that the women needed the money and felt they had to comply to get the job, which negated their consent. He allegedly took pictures and created online profiles for them to advertise their services.
A Canberra sex worker has told the ACT Supreme Court she was left angry and upset after a stealthing incident by a client at the brothel where she worked. Within a short time of the police asset-seizure action in the ACT Supreme Court, online posts revealed the businesswoman had relaunched her sex business, which is still running. The final sentence took into several factors including the offender's remorse, alcohol use, the impact of a conviction on her family and work, and the elders' view that she should be supervised to maintain therapeutic services. In court on Thursday, Grey's defence barrister, Beth Morrisroe, submitted that he didn't humiliate or degrade his victims, and his crimes weren't entirely motivated by sexual gratification. There are no specific laws on street-based sex work, meaning it is fully decriminalised. The location of sex work premises, such as brothels,are regulated by local councils.
Mr Rattenbury said without the register, sex workers who had been the victim of a crime could come forward knowing they would not be penalised for working without registration. "All you have to do is open the Canberra Times one day and go to the back section and you will see there are clearly more than 14 sex workers in Canberra," Mr Rattenbury said. A "veteran of brothels" who raped, choked and spat in the mouth of a sex worker in Canberra, has walked free from court after being sentenced in the ACT Supreme Court on Tuesday. Prostitution was decriminalised in 1992 with the passage of theProstitution Act 1992. Brothels and escort agencies are legal but must be registered, as must the prostituted persons, through theOffice of Regulatory Services. A major review of the legislation took place in 2011 and thereportwas presented in 2012.