HUMAN RIGHTS (SEXUAL CONDUCT) ACT 1994 - SECT 4 Arbitrary interferences with privacy
HUMAN RIGHTS (SEXUAL CONDUCT) ACT 1994 - SECT 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 Human Rights (Sexual Conduct) Act 1994
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 = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted | |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 |