Current Version
| Region | Cocos |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | State-enforced |
| Start Date | Jul 1, 1992 |
| End Date | Apr 16, 2002 |
| Description | Although the Decriminalisation of Sodomy Act of 1989 decriminalised homosexuality in Western Australia, it also contained provisions banning promotion of it and education of homosexuality in secondary schools. This would apply to the Cocos Islands in 1992 when it came under the jurisdiction of Western Australia. |
| Sources | http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/wa/repealed_act/lrosa1989392.rtf https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Cocos_Islands.html |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing start date.
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| Start Date | Mar 23, 1990 | Jul 1, 1992 |
| Description | Although the Decriminalisation of Sodomy Act of 1989 decriminalised homosexuality in the Cocos Islands, it also contained provisions banning promotion of it and education of homosexuality in secondary schools. | Although the Decriminalisation of Sodomy Act of 1989 decriminalised homosexuality in Western Australia, it also contained provisions banning promotion of it and education of homosexuality in secondary schools. This would apply to the Cocos Islands in 1992 when it came under the jurisdiction of Western Australia. |
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| Sources | http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/wa/repealed_act/lrosa1989392.rtf | http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/wa/repealed_act/lrosa1989392.rtf https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Cocos_Islands.html |
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created by DaisyGeekyTrans
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0 | Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | State-enforced |
| Start Date | Mar 23, 1990 |
| End Date | Apr 16, 2002 |
| Description | Although the Decriminalisation of Sodomy Act of 1989 decriminalised homosexuality in the Cocos Islands, it also contained provisions banning promotion of it and education of homosexuality in secondary schools. |
| Sources | http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/wa/repealed_act/lrosa1989392.rtf |