The Business Licensing Authority administers the Act's licensing and registration provisions. Prostitution service providers can not run a brothel or escort agency as a business unless licensed or exempt from requiring a licence.
Licences are ongoing until suspended, cancelled or surrendered.
Licensees cannot transfer their licence to anyone else or allow others to use their licence. A brothel is run by a person who makes their business premises available for prostitution. Brothels must have a planning permit issued by the local council to operate. Only licensed prostitution service providers can apply for a planning permit, unless they are exempt under the Act. Escort agencies Escort agencies provide prostitution services to people at premises not made available by the agency.