E7.40 Effect of provisions of the Prostitution Reform Act 2003

No temporary entry visa or entry permission may be granted in contravention of the Prostitution Act 2003. That Act provides that:

1. No visa may be granted to a person on the basis that the person;
   1. has provided, or intends to provide, commercial sexual services; or
   2. has acted, or intends to act as an operator of a business of prostitution; or
   3. has invested, or intends to invest, in a business of prostitution.
2. It is a condition of every temporary entry class visa granted under the Immigration Act 2009 that the holder of the visa may not, while in New Zealand:
   1. provide commercial sexual services; or
   2. act as an operator of a New Zealand business of prostitution; or
   3. invest in a New Zealand business of prostitution.
3. A temporary entry class visa holder may become liable for deportation if the holder does any of the things listed in (b) above.

E7.40 applies to all visas and permits held and all requirements and conditions imposed under the Immigration Act 1987 or the Immigration Act 2009, whether granted or imposed before or after the commencement of the 2009 Act.

Effective 29/11/2010