Age of consent for Australia's states and territories
Queensland (QLD), Victoria (VIC), Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
- 16 for gay men, lesbians and heterosexuals
New South Wales (NSW)
- 16 for consensual sex for gay men
- 16 for lesbians and heterosexual
- Note: For male sex workers, male clients need to be 18. It is an offence for any male over the age of consent, including sex workers, to have sex with under age males.
Tasmania (TAS), South Australia (SA)
- 17 for all categorises
Western Australia (WA)
- 21 for gay men
- 18 for lesbians and heterosexuals
Northern Territory (NT)
- 16 for gay men
- 16 for lesbians and heterosexual
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