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During the colonial period lesbianism was never illegal in Australia in fact they followed
Sodomy law under Human Rights (Sexual Conduct) Act 1994. During 2010 the support for
the LGBTQ community’s achievement in legal field was significant.
●Nationwide stabilization with respect to age of consent law was achieved when
Queensland amended the law in 2016.
●Enforcement of expungement schemes allowed men who were charged with criminal
conviction because of anti- homosexuality laws to remove their record from Federal
repository or state. By November 2018 , the entire state passed the expungement laws.
●The service of gay panic defence was abolished throughout the states except South
Australia.
●The first anti-discrimination law was introduced in Sex Discrimination Amendment
(Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Status) Act 2013 which was passed
by the Federal Parliament.
●By 2018 six states and territories amended the adoption law which now allows same-
sex couples the right to adopt children.
● The amendments of assisted reproduction laws made in 2016 made sure same sex
couples had equal access to all the methods mentioned.
●The Federal Parliament amended the Marriage Act 1961 (Australia) in December
2017 which allowed same-sex couples to marry .
●By 2018 except Western Australia and North Territory , introduced a new
relationship registration scheme which allowed couples to have a formal state-
sanctioned ceremony which demonstrated proof of de facto relationship for the
justification of federal law.
●Transgender people were allowed to register their preferred gender on birth certificate
irrespective of whether or not they have undergone sexual reassignment surgery.
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●Ensure that the Federal Parliament consider how laws impact on human rights – for
example, ensuring equal application of all laws to people in the LBTQ community.
