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| Region | Christmas Island |
| Issue | Equal age of consent |
| Status | Unequal |
| Start Date | Dec 10, 1992 |
| End Date | Apr 16, 2002 |
| Description | Homosexuality was decriminalised in Christmas Island when it came under Western Australian jurisdiction in 1992. However, 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. This also applied in Christmas Island. |
| Sources | https://www.alga.org.au/files/towardsequality2ed.pdf - page 18 https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/prod/filestore.nsf/FileURL/mrdoc_1069.pdf/$FILE/Indian%20Ocean%20Territories%20(Administration%20Of%20Laws)%20Act%201992%20-%20%5B01-a0-10%5D.pdf?OpenElement |
Revision History (2)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Only WA law in 1992.
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| Start Date | Mar 23, 1990 | Dec 10, 1992 |
| Description | When Western Australia finally decriminalised same-sex sexual activity, it set the age of consent for homosexual couples to 21, simultaneously lowering the age of consent for heterosexual couples to 16. This also applied in Christmas Island. | Homosexuality was decriminalised in Christmas Island when it came under Western Australian jurisdiction in 1992. However, when Western Australia finally decriminalised same-sex sexual activity, it set the age of consent for homosexual couples to 21, simultaneously lowering the age of consent for heterosexual couples to 16. This also applied in Christmas Island. |
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| Sources | https://www.alga.org.au/files/towardsequality2ed.pdf - page 18 | https://www.alga.org.au/files/towardsequality2ed.pdf - page 18 https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/prod/filestore.nsf/FileURL/mrdoc_1069.pdf/$FILE/Indian%20Ocean%20Territories%20(Administration%20Of%20Laws)%20Act%201992%20-%20%5B01-a0-10%5D.pdf?OpenElement |
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created by DaisyGeekyTrans
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0 | Original entry | |
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| 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. This also applied in Christmas Island. |
| Sources | https://www.alga.org.au/files/towardsequality2ed.pdf - page 18 |