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Legal Age of Consent

This handout provides an understanding of Australia's legal age of consent, equipping practitioners with the knowledge to support and protect children and young people effectively.

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This handout on the Legal Age of Consent provides detailed information about the age at which individuals can legally engage in sexual activities. It is intended to provide a clear understanding of the legal age of consent in Australia, ensuring that practitioners are equipped with the necessary knowledge to support and protect children and young people effectively.

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The National Centre for Action on Child Sexual Abuse (National Centre) respectfully acknowledges and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nations and pay our respects to ancestors and Elders past and present. We recognise that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, culture and lore continue to lead Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and acknowledge the tireless work to pursue justice outcomes for children and young people.

The National Centre supports decisions affecting people’s lives being fundamentally informed by those people. And upholds truth telling and agreement making for justice as essential components of healing.

We seek to honour the lived and living expertise of all victims and survivors of child sexual abuse, harnessing all ages, cultures, abilities and backgrounds, and commit to substantially addressing the harm of child sexual abuse, now and well into the future.

We recognise that there are children and young people today who are experiencing sexual abuse and dedicate ourselves to doing all we can to expedite and promote their effective protection and care.

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