Employment and Advertising for Staff in Western Australia

The advertising for all staff within the sex industry is illegal in Western Australia. This includes receptionists, cleaner’s drivers and working ladies. If you wish to work in the industry as a sex worker or receptionist, you need to ring the agencies individually and find out if they require staff. You will find a list of agency numbers under http://www.langtrees.com/au/wa/agencies

You may use the forum to post on under “looking for work”. Those that have done so have reported good responses. Luckily it is not illegal to ask questions.

You are welcome to ring us at Langtrees.com for advice on 0431 380 190 or alternatively contact Magenta and SWOPWA – sex worker support projects for Western Australia. http://www.magenta.org.au Ph: 08 9328 1387

Section 9 of the Prostitution Act 2002 states:

"Promoting employment in prostitution industry

A person is not to publish or cause to be published a statement that is intended or likely to induce a person to -

(a) Seek employment as, or act as, a prostitute; or
(b) seek employment in any other capacity in any business involving the provision of prostitution.

Penalty: $50,000."

Section 191 of the Criminal Code 1999 also deals with procurement for prostitution

"Any person who -

(2) Procures a woman or girl to become a common prostitute in Western Australia or elsewhere; or 
(3) Procure a woman or girl to leave Western Australia, with the intent that she may become an Inmate of a brothel, elsewhere; or 
(4) Procures a woman or girl to leave her usual place of abode in Western Australia, such place Not being a brothel, with the intent that she may, for the purposes of prostitution, become an inmate of brothel, either in Western Australia or elsewhere; or 
(5) Procures a man or boy for any of the above purposes: Is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is liable to imprisonment for 2 years."