Current Version
| Region | South Africa |
| Issue | Equal age of consent |
| Status | Equal |
| Start Date | Dec 16, 2007 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The age of consent in South Africa is equal for homosexual sex and heterosexual sex. |
| Sources | https://www.justice.gov.za/legislation/acts/2007-032.pdf |
Revision History (4)
edited by Unknownmiles. Rewriting description. Removing definitely broken source and replacing the likely broken one with a not broken one
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0 | Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Description | As of December 14th 2007 all Age of consent is equal across the country. | The age of consent in South Africa is equal for homosexual sex and heterosexual sex. |
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| Sources | https://www.gov.za/documents/criminal-law-sexual-offences-and-related-matters-amendment-act https://pridelegal.com/laws-za-htm/ | https://www.justice.gov.za/legislation/acts/2007-032.pdf |
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| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Value | Equal | (REMOVED) |
| Start Date | Dec 14, 2007 | Dec 16, 2007 |
| Description | As of December 14th 2007 all Age of consent is equal across the country. | |
| Sources | http://www.info.gov.za/view/DownloadFileAction?id=77866 | https://www.gov.za/documents/criminal-law-sexual-offences-and-related-matters-amendment-act https://pridelegal.com/laws-za-htm/ |
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| Original entry | |
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| Status | Equal |
| Start Date | Dec 14, 2007 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | (empty) |
| Sources | http://www.info.gov.za/view/DownloadFileAction?id=77866 |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "age of consent for homosexual couples is 18 years and it is much lower for heterosexual couples"