SEX WORK ACT 1992 - SECT 17 Duress
SEX WORK ACT 1992 - SECT 17
Duress(1) A person must not, for the purpose of inducing a person to provide or to continue to provide commercial sexual services—
(a) intimidate, assault or threaten to assault any person; or
(b) supply or offer to supply a controlled medicine or prohibited substance to any person; or
(c) make a false representation or otherwise act fraudulently.
Maximum penalty: imprisonment for 6 years.
(2) A person must not—
(a) intimidate, assault or threaten to assault a person; or
(b) supply or offer to supply a controlled medicine or prohibited substance to a person;
for the purpose of inducing any person to provide or continue to provide him or her with payment derived, directly or indirectly, from the provision of commercial sexual services.
Maximum penalty: imprisonment for 6 years.
(3) In this section:
"controlled medicine"—see the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008
"prohibited substance"—see the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008