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SEX WORK ACT 1994 - SECT 89A

Power to serve an infringement notice

S. 89A(1) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 155.24).

    (1)     If a police officer or an inspector has reason to believe that a person has committed an offence referred to in subsection (3) or a prescribed offence, he or she may serve an infringement notice on that person.

    (2)     An offence referred to in subsection (3) and a prescribed offence for which an infringement notice may be served is an infringement offence within the meaning of the Infringements Act 2006 .

    (3)     An infringement notice may be served in respect of an offence against—

        (a)     section 40A(3);

S. 89A(3)(ab) inserted by No. 1/2010 s. 73(1)(a).

        (ab)     section 41;

        (b)     section 52A(3);

        (c)     section 58(a);

        (d)     section 58(b);

        (e)     section 58(c);

        (f)     section 59(3)(a);

        (g)     section 60(1);

S. 89A(3)(h) amended by No. 1/2010 s. 73(1)(b).

        (h)     section 60(2);

S. 89A(3)(i) inserted by No. 1/2010 s. 73(1)(c) (as amended by No. 63/2010 s. 33).

              (i)     section 61(1);

S. 89A(3)(ia) inserted by No. 1/2010 s. 73(1)(c) (as amended by No. 63/2010 s. 33).

        (ia)     section 61(2);

S. 89A(3)(j) inserted by No. 1/2010 s. 73(1)(c) (as amended by No. 63/2010 s. 33).

        (j)     section 61C(1);

S. 89A(3)(k) inserted by No. 1/2010 s. 73(1)(c) (as amended by No. 63/2010 s. 33).

        (k)     section 61C(2);

S. 89A(3)(l) inserted by No. 1/2010 s. 73(1)(c) (as amended by No. 63/2010 s. 33).

        (l)     section 61C(3).

    (4)     The infringement penalty for an offence referred to in—

        (a)     subsection (3)(a) is 1 penalty unit;

S. 89A(4)(ab) inserted by No. 1/2010 s. 73(2)(a).

        (ab)     subsection (3)(ab) is 3 penalty units;

        (b)     subsection (3)(b) is 1 penalty unit;

        (c)     subsection (3)(c) is 2 penalty units;

        (d)     subsection (3)(d) is 2 penalty units;

        (e)     subsection (3)(e) is 2 penalty units;

        (f)     subsection (3)(f) is 2 penalty units;

        (g)     subsection (3)(g) is 1 penalty unit;

S. 89A(4)(h) amended by No. 1/2010 s. 73(2)(b).

        (h)     subsection (3)(h) is 1 penalty unit;

S. 89A(4)(i) inserted by No. 1/2010 s. 73(2)(c) (as amended by No. 36/2011 s. 35(2)).

              (i)     subsection (3)(i) is 1 penalty unit;

S. 89A(4)(ia) inserted by No. 1/2010 s. 73(2)(c) (as amended by No. 36/2011 s. 35(2)).

        (ia)     subsection (3)(ia) is 1 penalty unit;

S. 89A(4)(j) inserted by No. 1/2010 s. 73(2)(c) (as amended by No. 36/2011 s. 35(2)).

        (j)     subsection (3)(j) is 1 penalty unit;

S. 89A(4)(k) inserted by No. 1/2010 s. 73(2)(c) (as amended by No. 36/2011 s. 35(2)).

        (k)     subsection (3)(k) is 1 penalty unit;

S. 89A(4)(l) inserted by No. 1/2010 s. 73(2)(c) (as amended by No. 36/2011 s. 35(2)).

        (l)     subsection (3)(l) is 1 penalty unit.



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