Sex work

The former complex rules governing sex work advertising have been repealed.

A person must not publish, or cause to be published, an advertisement for sex work services that contravenes the Sex Work Regulations 2016 (Vic). The penalty for doing so is a fine of up to 40 pu (s 17 Sex Work Act 1994 (Vic)).

The Governor-in-Council may make regulations in relation to sex work advertising that govern the size, form, and content of advertising material. These future regulations may also prohibit the advertising in a specified publications or in a specified ways. Currently, there are no such regulations.