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Australian studies in law, crime and justice
Control, regulation and legislation
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Working girls : prostitutes, their life and social control / Roberta Perkins
ISBN 0 642 15877 0
Canberra : Australian Institute of Criminology, 1991
(Australian studies in law, crime and justice series)
Abstract
This chapter explores the law on prostitution across Australia. It begins with an historical outline of the situation in Australian jurisdictions; presents a chart comparing legislation in countries overseas; and then discusses in detail the implications and effects of three major legislative trends: criminalisation (in all but two state or territorial jurisdictions), legalisation in Victoria, and decriminalisation in New South Wales.