Prostitution Reform Act 2003

Commercial sexual services - Prohibitions on use in prostitution of persons under 18 years

20: No person may assist person under 18 years in providing commercial sexual services

You could also call this:

"It's against the law to help someone under 18 sell sexual services."

If you help someone under 18 years old to provide commercial sexual services, you are breaking the law. You cannot cause, assist, facilitate, or encourage a person under 18 years of age to do this. This means you must not do anything to help someone under 18 provide commercial sexual services to anyone.

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This page was last updated on 27 May 2025

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19: Application of Immigration Act 2009, or

"No visa for sex work in New Zealand"

21: No person may receive earnings from commercial sexual services provided by person under 18 years, or

"You can't keep money earned by someone under 18 from selling sexual services."

Part 2Commercial sexual services
Prohibitions on use in prostitution of persons under 18 years

20No person may assist person under 18 years in providing commercial sexual services

No person may cause, assist, facilitate, or encourage a person under 18 years of age to provide commercial sexual services to any person.