 In August 2009 the Prostitution and Other Acts Amendment Bill 2009 was introduced and assented to in September, becoming the "Prostitution and Other Acts Amendment Act 2010" proclaimed in March 2011.Brothels are illegal in South Australia, under the "Criminal Law Consolidation Act" 1935 and the "Summary Offences Act" 1953.Soliciting in public places (maximum penalty of $750), receiving money from the prostitution of another, and procuring are illegal ($2,500 or jail for six months), but the act of prostitution itself is not.