Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) A person must not be found in or entering or leaving premises in respect of which there is in force a declaration declaring those premises to be a proscribed brothel notice of the making of which was published in accordance with section 81(1)(a).
Penalty: 60 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months.
(2) In a proceeding for an offence against subsection (1) it is a defence to the charge for the accused to prove that he or she was in or entering or leaving the premises in ignorance of the making of the declaration or for some lawful purpose.
(3) In a proceeding for an offence against
subsection (1), the accused cannot as a defence
to the charge rely on the
fact that—
(a) the Chief Commissioner of Police or the responsible authority (as the case requires) has failed to comply with section 81(1); or
(b) a declaration posted up under section 81(1)(c) has been covered, removed, defaced or destroyed.
(4) If any premises in respect of which there is in force a declaration declaring those premises to be a proscribed brothel are used as a brothel at any time after service of notice of the making of the declaration on the owner or occupier in accordance with section 81(1)(b), the owner or occupier (as the case requires) is guilty of an offence and liable to a penalty of not more than 120 penalty units or to imprisonment for not more than 12 months.
(5) In a proceeding for an offence against subsection (4) it is a defence to the charge for the accused to prove that he or she took all reasonable steps to prevent the premises being used as a brothel.