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78Meaning of sexual servitude and sexual services for pt 5
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78 Meaning of sexual servitude and sexual services for pt 5
sexual services means the commercial use or display of the body of
the person providing the service for the sexual gratification of others.
sexual servitude is the condition of a person who provides sexual
services and who, because of the use of force or a threat, is not free—
(a) to stop providing sexual services; or
(b) to leave the place or area where the person provides sexual
services.
(2) For subsection (1), definition of sexual servitude, the question
whether, because of the use of force or a threat, a person is not free to
stop providing sexual services, or to leave the place or area where the
person provides sexual services, is to be decided according to whether
a reasonable adult would consider, in the circumstances, that the
person is not free to stop or leave.
threat means—
(a) a threat of force; or
(b) a threat to cause a person’s deportation; or
(c) a threat of other detrimental action unless there are reasonable
grounds for the threat.
Sexual servitude Part 5