|
AGE
OF CONCENT FOR AUSTRALIA'S STATES AND TERRITORIES
| STATE |
AGE/CATEGORIES |
HIRING
ESCORTS |
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 |
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 cagetories |
|
| Western
Australia (WA) |
21
for gay men
18 for lesbians and heterosexuals |
|
| Nortern
Territory (NT) |
16
for gay men
16 for lesbians and heterosexual |
|
www.ageofconsent.com/ageofconsent.htm is
not up to date but a useful resource.
|
