I recently had a meeting with licensing in Darwin. A senior detective attended the meeting and I asked about the results of the expensive raid.
His answer was that the police could not charge the Madams or owners, because they could not prove that the Madam had knowledge of the ladies carrying out full service activities.You must remember that every room was searched and many couples were caught in the act.
I replied that i could understand their problem, but under Darwin law the land owner/landlord was equally responsible, and that they could write to the owner and inform him that they had discovered brothel activities on these premises and then the landlord would be forced to revoke the lease or face prosecution.
I think he was surprised that I had such a good understanding of the NT Law, and said this was certainly an option they had not yet considered.
It will be interesting to see what action is taken over the next few months. My calculation is the raids have cost the tax payer over $350,000 with the only result, three ladies that had overstayed their visa's charged, rather than the operators.
I am supportive of a level playing field for all sex industry operators and Darwin has a large demand for the AMP services.I just want to see the law changed to make them legal, and the owners operating within Australian law, by being GST registered. This will also protect the ladies, and they will be able to utilize the free sex clinics and the education that is necessary to be a safe sex operator.
As it stands with the raids, the owners will no longer supply condoms and lube to the ladies, they have to purchase their own.
WHAT HAPPENS when the lady runs out at 1am in the morning, will she stop working or be tempted to take a risk.
It is a common untrue belief among Australian workers that the Asian ladies do not use Safe Sex Practices.
From my 35 years experience, I find that they are more conscious of safe sex practices than the average Australian service providers.
Asians by nature are more law & medical abiding .They wear face masks when they have a cold, being considerate to not spread this infection to another person.Asian clients are the only guests we have that let us know if a lady has not used a condom. In the heat of the moment, they may accept a HJ without a condom, and by the next morning, they are imagining every disease that may be attacking his body.Sue and I over the years have had to calm many a guest on this problem.
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