- Homosexuality⚢✔ Legal
- Marriage⚭✔ Legal
- Changing Gender✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Adoption✔ Legal
- Discrimination✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Military✔ Legal
- Donating Blood✖ Banned (1-year deferral)
- Age of Consent✔ Equal
- Conversion Therapy✔ Banned
History
Current status
(since Jun 8, 1984)
(since Jun 8, 1984)
Legal
Current status
(since Dec 9, 2017)
(since Dec 9, 2017)
Legal
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Australia since 9 December 2017. The legislation to allow same-sex marriage, the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017, passed the Australian Parliament on 7 December 2017 and received royal assent from the Governor-General the following day.
Until Jul 1, 2010
Unrecognized, same-sex marriage and civil unions banned
Current status
(since Jan 1, 1983)
(since Jan 1, 1983)
Illegal
under the Sex Discrimination Amendment Act.
Current status
(since 1983)
(since 1983)
Sexual orientation and gender identity
State law prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of "homosexuality" and "transgender status". The relevant law is Part 3A and Part 4C of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977.
Federal law prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of "sexual orientation", "gender identity" and "intersex status". The relevant law is section 14 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984.
Federal law prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of "sexual orientation", "gender identity" and "intersex status". The relevant law is section 14 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984.
Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
No
Current status
(since May 27, 2003)
(since May 27, 2003)
Equal
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