Sexual age of consent standardised to age 16 by Queensland government

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September 16, 2016

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The Age, September 16 2016 – 7:31AM

The legal age for consensual anal sex in Queensland has been lowered to 16 years, in line with other consensual sexual activity, and the word “sodomy” removed from the Criminal Code.

The Queensland Parliament voted to remove the longstanding source of discrimination in Queensland’s Criminal Code on Thursday night.

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By J Pope September 16, 2016