Current Version
| Region | Western Australia |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Male illegal, female legal |
| Start Date | May 1, 1902 |
| End Date | Mar 22, 1990 |
| Description | The 1902 Criminal Code criminalised “indecent practices between males” with up to three years in prison in Western Australia. The 1913 Criminal Code of Western Australia came into effect in 1914 and criminalised sodomy. It is currently unknown what the penalty was. Lesbianism remained legal however. |
| Sources | https://www7.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/wa/repealed_act/lrosa1989392.rtf https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/prod/filestore.nsf/FileURL/law_a196_table1.docx/$FILE/Criminal%20Code%20Act%20Compilation%20Act%201913%20-%20Table1.docx?OpenElement https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/prod/filestore.nsf/FileURL/mrdoc_14141.pdf/$FILE/Criminal%20Code%20Act%201902%20-%20%5B00-00-00%5D.pdf?OpenElement |
Revision History (2)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Earlier criminalisation.
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| Start Date | Jan 1, 1914 | May 1, 1902 |
| Description | The 1913 Criminal Code of Western Australia came into effect in 1914 and criminalised sodomy. It is currently unknown what the penalty was. Lesbianism remained legal however. | The 1902 Criminal Code criminalised “indecent practices between males” with up to three years in prison in Western Australia. The 1913 Criminal Code of Western Australia came into effect in 1914 and criminalised sodomy. It is currently unknown what the penalty was. Lesbianism remained legal however. |
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| Sources | https://www7.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/wa/repealed_act/lrosa1989392.rtf https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/prod/filestore.nsf/FileURL/law_a196_table1.docx/$FILE/Criminal%20Code%20Act%20Compilation%20Act%201913%20-%20Table1.docx?OpenElement | https://www7.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/wa/repealed_act/lrosa1989392.rtf https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/prod/filestore.nsf/FileURL/law_a196_table1.docx/$FILE/Criminal%20Code%20Act%20Compilation%20Act%201913%20-%20Table1.docx?OpenElement https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/prod/filestore.nsf/FileURL/mrdoc_14141.pdf/$FILE/Criminal%20Code%20Act%201902%20-%20%5B00-00-00%5D.pdf?OpenElement |
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created by DaisyGeekyTrans
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0 | Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Male illegal, female legal |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 1914 |
| End Date | Mar 22, 1990 |
| Description | The 1913 Criminal Code of Western Australia came into effect in 1914 and criminalised sodomy. It is currently unknown what the penalty was. Lesbianism remained legal however. |
| Sources | https://www7.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/wa/repealed_act/lrosa1989392.rtf https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/prod/filestore.nsf/FileURL/law_a196_table1.docx/$FILE/Criminal%20Code%20Act%20Compilation%20Act%201913%20-%20Table1.docx?OpenElement |