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Decrim WA @decrimwa.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

This is the third in our series explaining what is wrong with the SW laws in so-called Western Australia. The laws originated from Victorian England in the 19th century and then harsh police powers were added in the year 2000.

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allow police to force SWers to undergo cavity inspections *
Subheading says The laws empower police to treat people doing SW differently from workers in other occupations.
*Prostitution Act 2000 s 25 - 29.

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Subheading says The current WA laws grant sex workers less rights than people working in other occupations.

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Current sex work laws in Western Australia allow police to stop, detain and strip search a sex worker.

Police can use ‘any force that is reasonably necessary’ to force SWers to undergo a body cavity search from a medical professional.

This is an inhumane and a totally unacceptable breach of human rights.

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Heading text bold sans serif black says SWers reported ‘increased confidence, well-being & a sense of validation’ after decrim*

*New Zealand Pr0stitution Law Review Committee, Report on the Operation of the Pr0stitution Reform Act 2003 (May 2008) pg 58, based on research with sex workers included in the NZ model of partial decrim.

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Decrim WA @decrimwa.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

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