Victoria has a progressive approach to the regulation of prostitution based on a harm minimisation framework that promotes public health, protects sex workers from violence and exploitation and the community from amenity impacts.

The Prostitution Control Act 1994 (the Act) is the main statute governing prostitution in Victoria. It imposes strict criminal controls to prevent child and forced prostitution, a licensing scheme to prevent criminal involvement in the ownership and management of businesses, and a planning system to determine the location of brothels.

The PCAMAC is an independent statutory body advising the Minister for Consumer Affairs on issues relating to the prostitution industry in Victoria.

Current Appointments

First Name	Surname	Expiring
Glenyys	Romanes	02-Nov-09
Sharon	Maccaul	19-May-09
Christine	Jones	13-Feb-09
Karen	Sait	13-Feb-09
Paul	Hollowood	13-Feb-09
Christopher	Fairley	18-Jul-08
Gabrielle	Skelsey	18-Jul-08
Renata	Alexander	18-Jul-08
Alison	Arnot-Bradshaw	18-Jul-08

Contact Details:
Prostitution Control Act Ministerial Advisory Committee
GPO Box 123
MELBOURNE VIC 3001

Tel: 03 8684 6004
Interpreter services: 13 14 50
Fax: 03 8684 6499
Email: statbodies@justice.vic.gov.au

Related documents:

• Improving the Regulation of the Sex Industry and Supporting Sex Workers Who Want to Move On (October 2007) - PDF - 544KB
  Prostitution Control Act Ministerial Advisory Committee (PCAMAC) report

• Government Response to the PCAMAC report (November 2008) - PDF - 156KB
  Government response to "Improving the Regulation of the Sex Industry and Supporting Sex Workers Who Want to Move On"