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Prostitution Reform Act 2003

Operator certificates

39: Cancellation of certificate

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"What happens if your sex worker certificate is cancelled"

If you have a certificate, it can be cancelled if you are convicted of a certain offence, which is listed in section 36(2), or if your waiver of disqualification is cancelled. The person in charge of certificates, called the Registrar, must cancel your certificate when they get notified about this. You will get a notification sent to the address you provided when you applied for the certificate. The cancellation of your certificate will take effect 5 days after the notification is sent to you. If your certificate is cancelled, you must return it to the District Court within 1 month, or you might commit an offence and have to pay a fine of up to $2,000 if you are convicted. You are expected to follow this rule to avoid any trouble.

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Part 3Operator certificates

39Cancellation of certificate

  1. The Registrar must cancel a certificate on notification that the certificate holder—

  2. is disqualified from holding a certificate as a result of a conviction for any offence referred to in section 36(2); or
    1. has had his or her waiver of disqualification cancelled.

      1. The cancellation of the certificate takes effect 5 days after notification of the cancellation is sent to the certificate holder at the address supplied in his or her application for a certificate.

      2. A person whose certificate is cancelled commits an offence, and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000, if he or she fails to return the certificate to the District Court within 1 month of the cancellation of the certificate.

      Notes
      • Section 39(3): amended, on , by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).
      • Section 39(3): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).