Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsS. 59(1) amended by Nos 44/1999 s. 21(2), 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 155.14).
(1) If a police officer or an inspector has reason to believe that a person in a brothel appears to be under the age of 18 years, he or she may demand particulars of the person's age.
S. 59(2) amended by Nos 44/1999 s. 21(3), 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 155.14).
(2) If the police officer or the inspector considers that any particulars supplied by a person in response to a demand under subsection (1) are false, he or she may require the person to give satisfactory evidence of the correctness of the particulars.
(3) A person must not—
(a) refuse or fail to give particulars of his or her age; or
(b) give any false particulars of his or her age; or
(c) supply any false evidence as to his or her age—
in response to a demand under subsection (1).
Penalty: 20 penalty units.