SEX WORK AND THE LAW - HIV/AIDS Data Hub

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Sub-region
/ country /
territory
Kiribati
Marshall
Islands
Nauru
Northern
Mariana
Islands 613
Sex work in
private Soliciting Brothels Laws
The Penal Code provides offences for procuring
(Section 136); Being a male person living on the
earnings of prostitution (section 145); Being a
woman controlling the prostitution of another
woman (Section 146;) having suspicious premises
where there is reason to suspect that any house
is used for purposes of prostitution (Section 147);
keeping or permitting the use of premises for
a brothel (Section 148); a common prostitute
behaving in a disorderly or indecent manner in any
public place (Section 167(c)); soliciting for immoral
purposes in any public place (Section 167(f))
The Prostitution Prohibition Act 2001 provides
offences for engaging in prostitution; the aiding
and abetting of prostitution and the operation
of organized premises; promoting prostitution
(Section 503); and regular use of any room, building
or other place for prostitution (Section 504).
Criminal Code Sections 217, 218 and 220 provide
offences of procuring a prostitute. Sections 231
and 235 prohibit the keeping of a house, room,
set of rooms or place of any kind for purposes of
prostitution. A person who at the time of entry
into Nauru is a reputed prostitute, or who is living
on or receiving, or who prior to entering Nauru
lived on or received, the proceeds of prostitution,
is a prohibited immigrant under Section 10 of the
Immigration Act 1999.
The Commonwealth Code includes offences for
prostitution and promoting prostitution
Palau
The Anti-Prostitution Act (Chapter 36, Code of Palau)
provides offences for prostitution, advancing or
profiting from prostitution, soliciting or purchasing
sex. “Advancing prostitution” is defined to include
operating a “house of prostitution or a prostitution
enterprise”.
Australasia
New Zealand Prostitution Reform Act 2003.
Australia
See separate table of state and territory laws.
613 See: Department of Public Safety, Commonwealth of The Northern Mariana Islands (2009) Press release:
joint operation bust. Twelve (12) Chinese females were arrested for promoting prostitution, permitting prostitution
and prostitution in Garapan and Susupe.
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