PROSTITUTION AMENDMENT ACT 2008 (NO. 13 OF 2008) - SECT 31

PROSTITUTION AMENDMENT ACT 2008 (NO. 13 OF 2008) - SECT 31

31 .         Evidence Act 1906 amended

        (1)         The amendments in this section are to the Evidence Act 1906 .

        (2)         Section 36A(1) paragraph (a) of the definition of “sexual offence” is amended as follows:

            (a)         by deleting “or 191(1)(a)”;

            (b)         by deleting “ Prostitution Act 2000 ;” and inserting instead —

                “ Sexual Services Act 2000; ”.

        (3)         Schedule 7 Part A clause 1(a) is amended by deleting “ Prostitution Act 2000 ” and inserting instead —

                “ Sexual Services Act 2000 ”.

        (4)         Schedule 7 Part B is amended as follows:

            (a)         by deleting the entry relating to section 191 of The Criminal Code ;

            (b)         by deleting “ Prostitution Act 2000 ” and inserting instead —

                “ Sexual Services Act 2000 ”;

            (c)         by deleting “prostitute” in each place where it occurs and inserting instead —

                “ sex worker ”;

            (d)         by deleting the entries relating to sections 17, 18, 20 and 21 of the Prostitution Act 2000 and inserting instead —

“

”.