In the 1970s an active debate about the need for liberalisation appeared, spearheaded by feminists and libertarians, culminating under the Wran ALP government in the "Prostitution Act 1979". Eventually NSW became a model for debates on liberalising prostitution laws. But almost immediately, community pressure started to build for additional safeguards, particularly in Darlinghurst , although police still utilised other legislation such as the "Offences in Public Places Act 1979" for unruly behaviour. Eventually, this led to a subsequent partial recriminalisation of street work with the "Prostitution (Amendment) Act 1983", of which s.8A stipulates that;