 The current regulatory framework is based on the "Crimes Act 1900", "Disorderly Houses Act 1943" (renamed "Restricted Premises Act" in 2002), "Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979", and "Summary Offences Act 1988".The suburbs of King's Cross in Sydney and Islington in Newcastle have been traditional centres of prostitution.New South Wales is the only Australian state that legalises street prostitution.