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Apply for a sex work service provider licence (including brothel or escort agency)
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Sex work service provider application (Word, 1.1MB)
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Brothel only: $3,502.00
Escort agency only: $1,751.00
Brothel and escort agency: $3,502.00
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National criminal history and other record checks
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Consent to national criminal history and other record checks (Word, 837KB)
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N/A
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Apply for, or renew, a brothel manager approval
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Application for approval of manager of licensed brothel (Word,92.8KB)
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$260.20
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Register a small owner-operator (exempt escort agency or brothel)
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Registration is no longer required for small owner operators. |
N/A
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Nominate a licensee or licensees to be in effective control of a brothel business that is run by more than one licensee
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Sex work service providers – effective control nomination (Word, 264KB)
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N/A
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Nominate a licensee or approved manager to be in effective control of a brothel business during the absence of a licensee in effective control
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Sex work service providers absence of licensee (Word, 629 KB)
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N/A
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Seek consent from landlord to operate an exempt brothel
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Exempt brothel - landlord consent (Word, 437KB)
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N/A
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Apply for permission to manage a brothel while insolvent
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You are not required to make a permission application in respect of a spent conviction within the meaning of the Spent Convictions Act 2021 (Vic) or any equivalent law of a state or territory of Australia or of the Commonwealth. For more information, view the Spent convictions page. |
N/A
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Update your details prior to next annual return - sex work service providers
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You can update your licence details at any time. Document your proposed changes and send them to the BLA by:
email:
Use the BLA enquiry form
or
post:
Business Licensing Authority
GPO Box 322
Melbourne VIC 3001
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N/A
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Apply to have licence conditions or restrictions varied, revoked, or imposed
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Sex work service provider licence variation application (Word, 971KB)
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$876.30
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Update your details prior to next annual return - Small owner-operator (exempt escort agency or brothel)
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Updates are no longer required for small owner operators. |
N/A
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Lodge licence annual statement and fees - sex work service providers
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Your annual statement will be sent to you either via email or post up to six weeks prior to your anniversary date. If you do not receive this notification, call the BLA on 1300 135 452.
Once you receive your annual statement, complete and return your printed annual statement form within the six weeks prior to your licence anniversary date.
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N/A |
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Lodge licence annual statement and fees - small owner-operator (exempt escort agency or brothel)
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Annual statements are no longer required for small owner operators.
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N/A |
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Apply for an extension of time to lodge annual statement and fee
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N/A – send the BLA a request in writing accompanied by the prescribed fee within the six weeks prior to your licence anniversary date
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N/A
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Lodge late fee
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N/A – the BLA will send a late notice to you if the BLA does not receive your annual statement and fee by your licence anniversary date
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N/A
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Inspect the licence and approvals register and obtain a copy of an entry in it
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N/A - the public register is available for inspection. To arrange an appointment to inspect the register, call the BLA on 1300 13 54 52.
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$40.70 for the inspection and a copy of a single entry
$40.70 for each additional copy of an entry requested
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