Transgender HIV prostitute taken to WA

A transgender prostitute accused of infecting a West Australian client with HIV will be extradited from NSW to face court in Perth.

Clayton James Palmer did not enter a plea when she appeared in Sydney's Central Local Court on Thursday afternoon.

Detectives successfully applied for her to be returned to custody in WA, where she is facing a grievous bodily harm charge.

One of Palmer's male clients was in September 2015 allegedly diagnosed with HIV after having unprotected sex with her for months.

Palmer, 38, had been told she was infected with HIV almost a year earlier but kept having sex with the man for money, police allege.

"Despite the diagnoses and counselling about treatment options and disclosure obligations, the woman allegedly participated in unprotected sex with a male client from early 2015," WA police said.

Palmer is also accused of working around Redfern and was arrested at a Surry Hills hotel on Tuesday afternoon.

Sex crime squad detectives are investigating her activities in Sydney, police say.

Palmer will remain in custody ahead of an appearance at Perth Magistrates Court on Saturday.