 The Liberal Police Minister, Robert Brokenshire, introduced four Bills in 1999, the "Prostitution (Licensing) Bill 1999", the "Prostitution (Registration) Bill 1999", the "Prostitution (Regulation) Bill 1999" and the "Summary Offences (Prostitution) Bill 1999", to revise the laws and decriminalise prostitution.The "Prostitution (Regulation) Bill" was passed by the House of Assembly and received by the Legislative Council on 13 July 2000, but defeated on 17 July 2001, 12