Legalizing Prostitution In Australia

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Another country famous for legalizing prostitution are some of the states of Australia such asQueensland and Victoria. The establishments of prostitution houses were legalized under their prostitution laws, controlled by strict regulations, and proprietors are required to secure licenses in order to operate.
The Prostitution legalization structure in Australia is similar to the Netherlands. Responsibility for criminal legislation in Australia falls primarily on individual states, which have taken very different approaches towards the management and regulation of prostitution. This maximizes the effectiveness of the implementation of the law in different localities in such a way that it will be able to adjust on what would be favorable to

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