Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Sexual conduct involving only consenting adults acting in private is not to be subject, by or under any law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory, to any arbitrary interference with privacy within the meaning of Article 17 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Note: Article 17 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is set out in Schedule 2 to the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 .
(2) For the purposes of this section, an adult is a person who is 18 years old or more.
Notes to the Human Rights (Sexual Conduct) Act 1994
Note 1
The Human Rights (Sexual Conduct) Act 1994 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 179 , 1994 amended as indicated in the Tables below.
Table of Acts
Act | Number | Date | Date of commencement | Application, saving or transitional provisions |
179 , 1994 | 19 Dec 1994 | 19 Dec 1994 |
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Disability Discrimination and Other Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act 2009 | 70, 2009 | 8 July 2009 | Schedule 3 (item 39): 5 Aug 2009 | -- |
Table of Amendments
ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted | |
Provision affected | How affected |
Note to s. 4 (1) ............. | am. No. 70, 2009 |