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| Region | Queensland |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Male illegal, female legal |
| Start Date | Nov 28, 1899 |
| End Date | Nov 28, 1990 |
| Description | The Criminal Code of the Australian colony of Queensland, drafted in 1899 by the colony’s chief justice, Sir Samuel Griffith, expanded the terms of criminalisation established under the Indian Penal Code to criminalise both partners who engage in male same-sex activity with up to three years in prison. |
| Sources | https://www.humandignitytrust.org/lgbt-the-law/a-history-of-criminalisation/ https://digitalcollections.qut.edu.au/4801/1/CrimCode1899_63Vic_9.pdf |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding more information.
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| Start Date | 1901 | Nov 28, 1899 |
| Description | The Criminal Code of the Australian colony of Queensland, drafted in 1899 by the colony’s chief justice, Sir Samuel Griffith, came into force in 1901. The Code expanded the terms of criminalisation established under the Indian Penal Code to criminalise both partners who engage in male same-sex activity. | The Criminal Code of the Australian colony of Queensland, drafted in 1899 by the colony’s chief justice, Sir Samuel Griffith, expanded the terms of criminalisation established under the Indian Penal Code to criminalise both partners who engage in male same-sex activity with up to three years in prison. |
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| Sources | https://www.humandignitytrust.org/lgbt-the-law/a-history-of-criminalisation/ | https://www.humandignitytrust.org/lgbt-the-law/a-history-of-criminalisation/ https://digitalcollections.qut.edu.au/4801/1/CrimCode1899_63Vic_9.pdf |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Lesbianism was legal.
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| Value | Male illegal, female uncertain | Male illegal, female legal |
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding the end date.
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| End Date | 1990 | Nov 28, 1990 |
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| Status | Male illegal, female uncertain |
| Start Date | 1901 |
| End Date | 1990 |
| Description | The Criminal Code of the Australian colony of Queensland, drafted in 1899 by the colony’s chief justice, Sir Samuel Griffith, came into force in 1901. The Code expanded the terms of criminalisation established under the Indian Penal Code to criminalise both partners who engage in male same-sex activity. |
| Sources | https://www.humandignitytrust.org/lgbt-the-law/a-history-of-criminalisation/ |