Sex work in Queensland is legal if it occurs in a licensed brothel. When it is done outside of a licensed brothel, it is a criminal offence unless it is done in private with the sex worker operating alone.
Offences relating to illegal sex work in Queensland are contained in the Criminal Code and in the Prostitution Act Section E of the Criminal Code defines prostitution as the provision to another person, under a commercial arrangement, of any of the following:. Sex work is not illegal in Queensland. It is perfectly legal to carry out prostitution is a licensed brothel, which may have up to eight sex workers present on the premises at the same time.
It is also legal to do prostitution in private as a sole operator, either working from home or providing outcalls. However, it is illegal for one private sex worker to work together with another. It is also illegal to solicit. However, it is permissible to employ another person as a bodyguard or driver, or both. In Queensland, prostitutes do not have to be registered or licensed.
The below are offences under the Prostitution Act, which are punishable by a fine. Under section 73 of the Prostitution Act, it is an offence to publicly solicit for prostitution. This includes offering to do sex work or accepting an offer to do it in a public place or within sight or hearing of a public place. It also includes loitering in a public place or within sight of a public place. Under section 77 of the Prostitution Act, it is an offence to coerce or use duress to cause another person to provide sex work.
This is punishable by a fine of penalty units. Under section 77A of the Prostitution Act, it is an offence to perform sex work involving sexual intercourse or oral sex without using a prophylactic. It is also an offence to ask for sex work or offer to perform sex work without a prophylactic. The Criminal Code also contains offences relating to sex work. Under Section FA of the Criminal Code, it is a criminal offence to pay a person under 18 for sex work if the person knows or ought to know that the young person is under The maximum penalty for this is imprisonment for seven years.
