❓ Mrs Roberts questions the lack of government policy on illegal brothels. Mr Prince avoids revealing policy details, defends the government's actions regarding street prostitution, and accuses the opposition of hindering progress and potentially colluding with a brothel owner.
AnsweredQoN 12Legislative Assembly
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Given that the Premier was unable to advise the House of the Government's policy on illegal brothels and massage parlours, as opposed to street walkers and kerb crawlers, can the minister confirm that he does not currently have a policy on prostitution in brothels? If so, when does he intend to develop one? Mr PRINCE
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I will certainly not reveal details of policy at this stage. One change has been made to prostitution law in over 100 years. This Government made that change, which dealt with streetwalkers, kerb crawlers and children involved in prostitution. The Opposition fought that change all the way. Mrs Roberts: I initiated the legislation. That is the joke. Mr PRINCE: I am not referring to the member for Midland, because I know she supported it. However, her party fought the Bill all the way. It did not want kerb crawlers and streetwalkers to be removed from the system. What has happened since the new policy came into effect at 4.30 pm last Friday? The Police Service has spoken to all the madams and explained what it means. With the exception of one madam, no problems have arisen. The Police Service could not find one madam. She was the one who issued press releases and who, in the past week, has received the greatest unearned publicity in this State. Is the Opposition part of her promotion system? The police will prosecute any brothel if a complaint is received from neighbours, if there is evidence of drug dealing, if children are present or if other illegal activities occur. The police will apply the law to everybody. Under the containment policy, the law was applied to everybody except a select few. That policy has been dead in the water for a long time. The law will be enforced against everyone. If somebody wants to establish a new brothel, he or she will run the gamut of police prosecution, and that will happen in the very near future.
Mr PRINCE replied: I will certainly not reveal details of policy at this stage. One change has been made to prostitution law in over 100 years. This Government made that change, which dealt with streetwalkers, kerb crawlers and children involved in prostitution. The Opposition fought that change all the way. Mrs Roberts: I initiated the legislation. That is the joke. Mr PRINCE: I am not referring to the member for Midland, because I know she supported it. However, her party fought the Bill all the way. It did not want kerb crawlers and streetwalkers to be removed from the system. What has happened since the new policy came into effect at 4.30 pm last Friday? The Police Service has spoken to all the madams and explained what it means. With the exception of one madam, no problems have arisen. The Police Service could not find one madam. She was the one who issued press releases and who, in the past week, has received the greatest unearned publicity in this State. Is the Opposition part of her promotion system? The police will prosecute any brothel if a complaint is received from neighbours, if there is evidence of drug dealing, if children are present or if other illegal activities occur. The police will apply the law to everybody. Under the containment policy, the law was applied to everybody except a select few. That policy has been dead in the water for a long time. The law will be enforced against everyone. If somebody wants to establish a new brothel, he or she will run the gamut of police prosecution, and that will happen in the very near future.
I will certainly not reveal details of policy at this stage. One change has been made to prostitution law in over 100 years. This Government made that change, which dealt with streetwalkers, kerb crawlers and children involved in prostitution. The Opposition fought that change all the way. Mrs Roberts: I initiated the legislation. That is the joke. Mr PRINCE: I am not referring to the member for Midland, because I know she supported it. However, her party fought the Bill all the way. It did not want kerb crawlers and streetwalkers to be removed from the system. What has happened since the new policy came into effect at 4.30 pm last Friday? The Police Service has spoken to all the madams and explained what it means. With the exception of one madam, no problems have arisen. The Police Service could not find one madam. She was the one who issued press releases and who, in the past week, has received the greatest unearned publicity in this State. Is the Opposition part of her promotion system? The police will prosecute any brothel if a complaint is received from neighbours, if there is evidence of drug dealing, if children are present or if other illegal activities occur. The police will apply the law to everybody. Under the containment policy, the law was applied to everybody except a select few. That policy has been dead in the water for a long time. The law will be enforced against everyone. If somebody wants to establish a new brothel, he or she will run the gamut of police prosecution, and that will happen in the very near future.
Mrs Roberts: I initiated the legislation. That is the joke. Mr PRINCE: I am not referring to the member for Midland, because I know she supported it. However, her party fought the Bill all the way. It did not want kerb crawlers and streetwalkers to be removed from the system. What has happened since the new policy came into effect at 4.30 pm last Friday? The Police Service has spoken to all the madams and explained what it means. With the exception of one madam, no problems have arisen. The Police Service could not find one madam. She was the one who issued press releases and who, in the past week, has received the greatest unearned publicity in this State. Is the Opposition part of her promotion system? The police will prosecute any brothel if a complaint is received from neighbours, if there is evidence of drug dealing, if children are present or if other illegal activities occur. The police will apply the law to everybody. Under the containment policy, the law was applied to everybody except a select few. That policy has been dead in the water for a long time. The law will be enforced against everyone. If somebody wants to establish a new brothel, he or she will run the gamut of police prosecution, and that will happen in the very near future.
Mr PRINCE: I am not referring to the member for Midland, because I know she supported it. However, her party fought the Bill all the way. It did not want kerb crawlers and streetwalkers to be removed from the system. What has happened since the new policy came into effect at 4.30 pm last Friday? The Police Service has spoken to all the madams and explained what it means. With the exception of one madam, no problems have arisen. The Police Service could not find one madam. She was the one who issued press releases and who, in the past week, has received the greatest unearned publicity in this State. Is the Opposition part of her promotion system? The police will prosecute any brothel if a complaint is received from neighbours, if there is evidence of drug dealing, if children are present or if other illegal activities occur. The police will apply the law to everybody. Under the containment policy, the law was applied to everybody except a select few. That policy has been dead in the water for a long time. The law will be enforced against everyone. If somebody wants to establish a new brothel, he or she will run the gamut of police prosecution, and that will happen in the very near future.
What has happened since the new policy came into effect at 4.30 pm last Friday? The Police Service has spoken to all the madams and explained what it means. With the exception of one madam, no problems have arisen. The Police Service could not find one madam. She was the one who issued press releases and who, in the past week, has received the greatest unearned publicity in this State. Is the Opposition part of her promotion system? The police will prosecute any brothel if a complaint is received from neighbours, if there is evidence of drug dealing, if children are present or if other illegal activities occur. The police will apply the law to everybody. Under the containment policy, the law was applied to everybody except a select few. That policy has been dead in the water for a long time. The law will be enforced against everyone. If somebody wants to establish a new brothel, he or she will run the gamut of police prosecution, and that will happen in the very near future.
The police will prosecute any brothel if a complaint is received from neighbours, if there is evidence of drug dealing, if children are present or if other illegal activities occur. The police will apply the law to everybody. Under the containment policy, the law was applied to everybody except a select few. That policy has been dead in the water for a long time. The law will be enforced against everyone. If somebody wants to establish a new brothel, he or she will run the gamut of police prosecution, and that will happen in the very near future.
Mr PRINCE replied: I will certainly not reveal details of policy at this stage. One change has been made to prostitution law in over 100 years. This Government made that change, which dealt with streetwalkers, kerb crawlers and children involved in prostitution. The Opposition fought that change all the way. Mrs Roberts: I initiated the legislation. That is the joke. Mr PRINCE: I am not referring to the member for Midland, because I know she supported it. However, her party fought the Bill all the way. It did not want kerb crawlers and streetwalkers to be removed from the system. What has happened since the new policy came into effect at 4.30 pm last Friday? The Police Service has spoken to all the madams and explained what it means. With the exception of one madam, no problems have arisen. The Police Service could not find one madam. She was the one who issued press releases and who, in the past week, has received the greatest unearned publicity in this State. Is the Opposition part of her promotion system? The police will prosecute any brothel if a complaint is received from neighbours, if there is evidence of drug dealing, if children are present or if other illegal activities occur. The police will apply the law to everybody. Under the containment policy, the law was applied to everybody except a select few. That policy has been dead in the water for a long time. The law will be enforced against everyone. If somebody wants to establish a new brothel, he or she will run the gamut of police prosecution, and that will happen in the very near future.
I will certainly not reveal details of policy at this stage. One change has been made to prostitution law in over 100 years. This Government made that change, which dealt with streetwalkers, kerb crawlers and children involved in prostitution. The Opposition fought that change all the way. Mrs Roberts: I initiated the legislation. That is the joke. Mr PRINCE: I am not referring to the member for Midland, because I know she supported it. However, her party fought the Bill all the way. It did not want kerb crawlers and streetwalkers to be removed from the system. What has happened since the new policy came into effect at 4.30 pm last Friday? The Police Service has spoken to all the madams and explained what it means. With the exception of one madam, no problems have arisen. The Police Service could not find one madam. She was the one who issued press releases and who, in the past week, has received the greatest unearned publicity in this State. Is the Opposition part of her promotion system? The police will prosecute any brothel if a complaint is received from neighbours, if there is evidence of drug dealing, if children are present or if other illegal activities occur. The police will apply the law to everybody. Under the containment policy, the law was applied to everybody except a select few. That policy has been dead in the water for a long time. The law will be enforced against everyone. If somebody wants to establish a new brothel, he or she will run the gamut of police prosecution, and that will happen in the very near future.
Mrs Roberts: I initiated the legislation. That is the joke. Mr PRINCE: I am not referring to the member for Midland, because I know she supported it. However, her party fought the Bill all the way. It did not want kerb crawlers and streetwalkers to be removed from the system. What has happened since the new policy came into effect at 4.30 pm last Friday? The Police Service has spoken to all the madams and explained what it means. With the exception of one madam, no problems have arisen. The Police Service could not find one madam. She was the one who issued press releases and who, in the past week, has received the greatest unearned publicity in this State. Is the Opposition part of her promotion system? The police will prosecute any brothel if a complaint is received from neighbours, if there is evidence of drug dealing, if children are present or if other illegal activities occur. The police will apply the law to everybody. Under the containment policy, the law was applied to everybody except a select few. That policy has been dead in the water for a long time. The law will be enforced against everyone. If somebody wants to establish a new brothel, he or she will run the gamut of police prosecution, and that will happen in the very near future.
Mr PRINCE: I am not referring to the member for Midland, because I know she supported it. However, her party fought the Bill all the way. It did not want kerb crawlers and streetwalkers to be removed from the system. What has happened since the new policy came into effect at 4.30 pm last Friday? The Police Service has spoken to all the madams and explained what it means. With the exception of one madam, no problems have arisen. The Police Service could not find one madam. She was the one who issued press releases and who, in the past week, has received the greatest unearned publicity in this State. Is the Opposition part of her promotion system? The police will prosecute any brothel if a complaint is received from neighbours, if there is evidence of drug dealing, if children are present or if other illegal activities occur. The police will apply the law to everybody. Under the containment policy, the law was applied to everybody except a select few. That policy has been dead in the water for a long time. The law will be enforced against everyone. If somebody wants to establish a new brothel, he or she will run the gamut of police prosecution, and that will happen in the very near future.
What has happened since the new policy came into effect at 4.30 pm last Friday? The Police Service has spoken to all the madams and explained what it means. With the exception of one madam, no problems have arisen. The Police Service could not find one madam. She was the one who issued press releases and who, in the past week, has received the greatest unearned publicity in this State. Is the Opposition part of her promotion system? The police will prosecute any brothel if a complaint is received from neighbours, if there is evidence of drug dealing, if children are present or if other illegal activities occur. The police will apply the law to everybody. Under the containment policy, the law was applied to everybody except a select few. That policy has been dead in the water for a long time. The law will be enforced against everyone. If somebody wants to establish a new brothel, he or she will run the gamut of police prosecution, and that will happen in the very near future.
The police will prosecute any brothel if a complaint is received from neighbours, if there is evidence of drug dealing, if children are present or if other illegal activities occur. The police will apply the law to everybody. Under the containment policy, the law was applied to everybody except a select few. That policy has been dead in the water for a long time. The law will be enforced against everyone. If somebody wants to establish a new brothel, he or she will run the gamut of police prosecution, and that will happen in the very near future.
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