Commercial brothel and escort agency registration
Access Canberra regulates commercial brothels and escort agencies under the Sex Work Act 1992 (the Act).
Sex work is legal in the ACT but if you are operating a commercial brothel or commercial escort agency you must register it.
Sole operators
Under the Act, if you are an individual sex worker operating as a sole operator, you don’t need to register with Access Canberra.
Register a commercial brothel or commercial escort agency
Individuals, partnerships and corporations can register a commercial brothel or commercial escort agency.
At least 7 days before commencing operations, you must apply for registration.
After the registration fee, you need to pay an annual fee when lodging your annual notice.
Brothels, including those that also offer escort services, may only operate in the suburbs of Mitchell and Fyshwick.
Applying as an individual or partnership
- Use the Adult Entertainment Industry application form.
- Upload:
- a Police Certificate with fingerprints for all applicants (issued within 2 months of applying)
- two current proof of identity documents for all applicants. One needs to include a photograph of the applicant.
- Provide your building and street address.
- Complete the declaration that you/your partner have not committed certain offences.
- Pay the fee.
Applying as a corporation
- Use the Adult Entertainment Industry application form.
- Upload:
- a company police certificate issued by the Australian Federal Police (issued withing 30 days of applying)
- a current company extract issued by ASIC (issued within 30 days of applying).
- a Police Certificate with fingerprints for all applicants (issued within 2 months of applying)
- for each company director, 2 current proof of identity documents including one with a photograph.
- Provide your building and street address.
- Complete the declaration that you/other directors have not committed certain offences.
- Pay the fee.
Access Canberra will contact you if we have any questions about your application or answers in the declaration.
Once approved, your registration certificate will be emailed to you and listed in the Brothel and escort agency registration public register.
Pay your annual return
To lodge and pay the annual notice, use the Adult Entertainment Industry application form.
Register or pay an annual return for a brothel or escort agency
Fees
Fees current from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.
- Application for brothel or escort agency: $374.00
- Annual fee for brothel or escort agency: $186.00.
Public register
The Commissioner for Fair Trading keeps a register of brothel and escort agency operators.
The public register is available for public inspection. The names and addresses of sole operators are not available for public inspection.
Public register
Licence no | Licence type | Status | Trading name | Premises address |
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16500114 | Brothel/ Escort Agency | Active | Pretty Woman | 6-8 Huddart Court MITCHELL ACT 2911 |
16500185 | Brothel/ Escort Agency | Active | Touch of Class | Unit 2/108 Gladstone Street FYSHWICK ACT 2609 |
16500264 | Brothel/ Escort Agency | Active | Gina's Massage Parlour | Unit 1 77 Gladstone Street FYSHWICK ACT 2609 |
16500268 | Brothel/ Escort Agency | Active | Tiffany's Palace | 72 Barrier Street FYSHWICK ACT 2609 |
16500281 | Brothel/ Escort Agency | Active | ACT Pretty Girls | Unit 3 77 Gladstone Street FYSHWICK ACT 2609 |
16500288 | Brothel/ Escort Agency | Active | Langtrees of Canberra | Unit 4-5, 32-34 Grimwade Street MITCHELL ACT 2911 |
16500295 | Brothel/ Escort Agency | Active | Chokdee Massage | Unit 6/106 Gladstone Street FYSHWICK ACT 2609 |
16500296 | Brothel/ Escort Agency | Active | Mitchell Mistresses | Level 1 36 Grimwade Street MITCHELL ACT 2911 |
16500297 | Brothel/ Escort Agency | Active | Red Door Canberra, Red Door Escorts, Vixen's Agency | Unit 1/17 Lyell Street FYSHWICK ACT 2609 |
16500309 | Brothel/ Escort Agency | Active | Anne Babe's House | Unit 3 18 Wollongong Street FYSHWICK ACT 2609 |
16500315 | Brothel/ Escort Agency | Active | Hush Planet | 3/77 Gladstone Street FYSHWICK ACT 2609 |
16500317 | Brothel/ Escort Agency | Active | Sexy Genia | Unit 1, 106 Gladstone Street FYSHWICK ACT 2609 |
16500321 | Brothel/ Escort Agency | Active | Sexy Honey's Gladstone Street | 4/77-79 Gladstone Street FYSHWICK ACT 2609 |
16500328 | Brothel/ Escort Agency | Active | Lollipop Lounge Bordello and Escort Service | Units 3-5/108 Gladstone Street FYSHWICK ACT 2609 |
16500329 | Brothel/ Escort Agency | Active | Rose Palace | Unit 7,106 Gladstone Street FYSHWICK ACT 2609 |
16500330 | Brothel/ Escort Agency | Active | Wanderlust Entertainment | Unit 2, 32-34 Grimwade Street MITCHELL ACT 2911 |
16500331 | Brothel/ Escort Agency | Active | The Secret Garden | Unit 1, 77 Gladstone Street FYSHWICK ACT 2609 |
16500332 | Brothel/ Escort Agency | Active | Canberra Gentlemans Retreat 24/7 | 1/106-108 Gladstone Street FYSHWICK ACT 2609 |
16500333 | Brothel/ Escort Agency | Active | Suzie Want Pty Ltd | Unit 6/106 Gladstone Street FYSHWICK ACT 2609 |
16500334 | Brothel/ Escort Agency | Active | Harlots | 2/77 Gladstone Street FYSHWICK ACT 2609 |
16500335 | Brothel/ Escort Agency | Active | Pretty Woman | 6-8 Huddart Court MITCHELL ACT |