5Persons not to receive commercial sexual services

5 Persons not to receive commercial sexual services

(1)  In this section –

commercial sexual services means sexual services provided by a sex worker in a commercial sexual services business.

(2)  A person must not knowingly receive commercial sexual services.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or both.

(3)  Proceedings may not be instituted against a person for knowingly receiving commercial sexual services contrary to subsection (2)  –

(a) if the person gives evidence in court, if called to do so by the prosecution, that he or she received those commercial sexual services; or

(b) if the person agrees to give evidence in court, that he or she received those commercial sexual services, but is not called to do so by the prosecution.

(4)  For the purpose of any time limit imposed by any Act on the taking of proceedings under subsection (2) , the period within which proceedings may be instituted commences on the day the alleged offender is called by the prosecution to give evidence in court.