... approach with respect to 'whether' and 'how' prostitution should be regulated, the methods used have drawn criticism. This paper will explore the current regulatory regime employed in Victoria to regulate prostitution, assessing its aims, who it attempts to protect, the methods used and evaluate the effectiveness of those methods. What is regulation? The term 'regulation' has a myriad of meanings, depending on the academic discipline from which it is explored1. Governments and regulators have traditionally (and indeed currently) defined regulation as 'any laws or other government 'rules' which influence the way people behave'2, a concept defined by academic Julia Black as 'centred regulation'3. In explaining regulation the OECD adopts the following definition: 'the full range of legal instruments by which governing institutions, at all levels of government, impose obligations or constraints on private sector behaviour. Constitutions, parliamentary laws, subordinate legislation, decrees, orders, norms, licences plans, codes and even some forms of ...

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