Human Rights (Sexual Conduct) Act 1994

Act No. 179 of 1994 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 5 August 2009 taking into account amendments up to Act No. 70 of 2009

The text of any of those amendments not in force on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing, Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra

Contents

An Act to implement Australia’s international obligations under Article 17 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
1 Short title [see Note 1]

This Act may be cited as the Human Rights (Sexual Conduct) Act 1994.
2 Commencement [see Note 1]

This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
3 Act extends to external Territories

This Act extends to every external Territory.
4 Arbitrary interferences with privacy 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

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 and year Date of Assent Date of commencement Application, saving or transitional provisions
Human Rights (Sexual Conduct) Act 1994 179, 1994 19 Dec 1994 19 Dec 1994
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 = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted ad.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 = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted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