Western Australian Numbered Acts

PROSTITUTION AMENDMENT ACT 2008 (NO. 13 OF 2008) - SECT 9

9 .         Section 7 amended

                Section 7(1) is amended as follows:

            (a)         after paragraph (d) by inserting —

“
            (da)         use any power or authority arising out of —

                  (i)         any occupational or vocational position held by the person; or

                  (ii)         any relationship existing between the person and anyone;

                or

            (db)         make an accusation or disclosure (whether true or false) —

                  (i)         of any offence committed by anyone; or

                  (ii)         of any other misconduct that is likely to damage seriously the reputation of anyone; or

                  (iii)         that anyone is unlawfully in Australia;

                or

”;

            (b)         by deleting “prostitute.” and inserting instead —

“
                sex worker or to surrender the proceeds of acting as a sex worker.

”;

            (c)         after each of paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) by inserting —

                “ or ”.