Lole-Taylor Asenati: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume 
Lole-Taylor Asenati: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
[Sitting date: 05 December 2012. Volume:686;Page:7139. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
6. 
Le’aufa’amulia ASENATI LOLE-TAYLOR (NZ First) 
 to the  
Prime Minister 
: Does he stand by his reported statement that the Prostitution Law Reform Act 2003 “hasn’t actually worked”? 
Rt Hon JOHN KEY (Prime Minister) 
: 
 Yes. One of the key purposes of the Prostitution Reform Act was to prohibit prostitution for under-18-year-olds. I do not believe that it has stopped under-age prostitution sadly. 
Le’aufa’amulia Asenati Lole-Taylor 
: Given that answer what will the Government do to address the issue of street prostitution? 
Rt Hon JOHN KEY 
: My understanding is that the Government has sought advice about the rights of councils. It is the belief I think of Crown Law that councils can pass by-laws to prohibit street prostitution or at least to control that activity. The Government will also be looking through the Local Government Act to change the fines that are possible to assist local government. The Government’s concern about specific bills that look at one particular area is that they may be unfair on other parts of the country that may be experiencing exactly the same issue so we are looking for a nationwide solution. 
Le’aufa’amulia Asenati Lole-Taylor 
: Given that acknowledgment will the Government give priority to legislation to allow local authorities the power to ban street prostitution in designated areas; if not why not? 
Rt Hon JOHN KEY 
: My understanding I may be wrong is that the advice from Crown Law is it is the belief that councils already have the capacity to make by-laws specifying places and districts where the business of prostitution or commercial sexual services may or may not occur. As I said the Government is looking to through the Local Government Act make other changes that would support local government. 
Le’aufa’amulia Asenati Lole-Taylor 
: Is he aware that the southern local boards of the Auckland Council have received written support for the Manukau City Council (Regulation of Prostitution in Specified Places) Bill from Christchurch City Council Palmerston North City Council Waitomo District Council Rangitikei District Council and Southland District Council? 
Rt Hon JOHN KEY 
: Yes and does that not exactly make the point I am making: that if all of these other councils feel compelled enough to write in support of a bill that would actually change the law in relation to the activities being undertaken in Manukau City—the old Manukau City which is now part of Auckland City—then it argues the very reason why a nationwide solution is required. 
Le’aufa’amulia Asenati Lole-Taylor 
: When can the communities of South Auckland in Papatoetoe Manurewa Otara and Otahuhu and those of Palmerston North Waitomo Rangitikei Christchurch and Southland expect there to be laws in place to control street prostitution? [ 
Interruption 
] Listen sweetie. I am asking the question.  
Rt Hon JOHN KEY 
: When their local councils act by passing a by-law.