Prostitution Reform Act 2003

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

22: No person may contract for commercial sexual services from, or be client of, person under 18 years

You could also call this:

"You can't pay or receive sexual services from someone under 18 years old."

You cannot agree to pay someone under 18 years old to provide sexual services to you or someone else. You cannot receive sexual services from someone under 18 years old. This means you cannot be a client of someone under 18 years old who is providing sexual services.

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

22No person may contract for commercial sexual services from, or be client of, person under 18 years

  1. No person may enter into a contract or other arrangement under which a person under 18 years of age is to provide commercial sexual services to or for that person or another person.

  2. No person may receive commercial sexual services from a person under 18 years of age.