Ambiguities in approaches to brothels: Disorderly Houses or commercial premises?

Crofts, P

Ambiguities in approaches to brothels: Disorderly Houses or commercial premises?

Crofts, P

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 2003, 20 (6), pp. 445 - 458
Issue Date:: 2003-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Crofts, P https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6018-7159	en_US
dc.date.issued	2003-12-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 2003, 20 (6), pp. 445 - 458	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0813-300X	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/4881
dc.description.abstract	In 1995, the Disorderly Houses Amendment Act 1995 (NSW) abolished the common law offence of keeping a brothel, making brothels a legitimate commercial land use regulated under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW). Councils were given the power to approve brothels, and to take action in the Land and Environment Court to close a disorderly brothel in response to complaints by nearby residents. This article explores whether or not the legislature has achieved the stated aim of treating brothels as legitimate commercial land use, through an analysis of local council policies in NSW and Land and Environment Court decisions regarding brothels. The central argument of this article is that while the reforms have gone some way toward treating brothels as legitimate commercial premises, the historical perception of brothels as inherently disorderly is sustained at local and State government levels and in some of the Land and Environment Court decisions. © LAWBOOK CO.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Environmental and Planning Law Journal	en_US
dc.title	Ambiguities in approaches to brothels: Disorderly Houses or commercial premises?	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	6	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	20	en_US
utslib.for	1801 Law	en_US
utslib.for	0502 Environmental Science and Management	en_US
utslib.for	1205 Urban and Regional Planning	en_US
dc.location.activity	Perth, Australia
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Law
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	6	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	20	en_US

Abstract:

In 1995, the Disorderly Houses Amendment Act 1995 (NSW) abolished the common law offence of keeping a brothel, making brothels a legitimate commercial land use regulated under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW). Councils were given the power to approve brothels, and to take action in the Land and Environment Court to close a disorderly brothel in response to complaints by nearby residents. This article explores whether or not the legislature has achieved the stated aim of treating brothels as legitimate commercial land use, through an analysis of local council policies in NSW and Land and Environment Court decisions regarding brothels. The central argument of this article is that while the reforms have gone some way toward treating brothels as legitimate commercial premises, the historical perception of brothels as inherently disorderly is sustained at local and State government levels and in some of the Land and Environment Court decisions. © LAWBOOK CO.

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