Current Version
| Region | Western Australia |
| Issue | Equal age of consent |
| Status | Unequal |
| Start Date | Mar 23, 1990 |
| End Date | Apr 16, 2002 |
| Description | When Western Australia finally decriminalised same-sex sexual activity, it set the age of consent for homosexual couples to 21, simultaneously lowering the age of consent for heterosexual couples to 16. |
| Sources | https://www.alga.org.au/files/towardsequality2ed.pdf - page 18 |
Revision History (2)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding start date.
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| Start Date | Mar 1990 | Mar 23, 1990 |
created by jadeywadey
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1 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Unequal |
| Start Date | Mar 1990 |
| End Date | Apr 16, 2002 |
| Description | When Western Australia finally decriminalised same-sex sexual activity, it set the age of consent for homosexual couples to 21, simultaneously lowering the age of consent for heterosexual couples to 16. |
| Sources | https://www.alga.org.au/files/towardsequality2ed.pdf - page 18 |