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| Region | region |
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| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Under federal law that made this practice illegal. |
| Sources | No |
Reports (4)
- Date is incorrect "Conversion therapy is legal in every state except for Queensland and Victoria"
- Status is not correct "Conversion therapy is banned in Victoria, therefore Australia should be listed as entirely banned."
- Status is not correct "Conversion therapy is not banned in any state except the Victorian Government is planning on banning it."
- Status is not correct "Conversion therapy is not legislated against in federal law. Victorian law outlaws conversion therapy by anyone purporting to be a medical professional, but it does not cover religious organisations. Other jurisdictions have indicated that they intend to introduce legislation, but they haven't done so yet."
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| Description | No | Under federal law that made this practice illegal. |
Reports (15)
- Status is not correct "Victoria is the only state to ban it, no other state in Australia has a ban on conversion therapy.If elected at the next federal election, Labor leader Bill Shorten has said his government would work with the states and territories to implement a comprehensive, nation-wide ban"
- Status is not correct "Only illegal in Victoria, Proposed ban in Western Australia and Australian Capital Territory."
- Status is not correct "Only banned in Victoria "
- Status is not correct "It was agreed by federal parliament that conversion therapy is wrong and states were called upon to creat laws against it but some are yet to enact comprehensive laws and underground conversion therapy is still practiced across Australia "
- Status is not correct "Gay conversion therapy is legal and is a political issue right now to get it removed"
- Status is not correct "Conversion therapy hasn't been banned in Australia."
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct "Though discredited, it is not yet illegal in Australia. Only the state of Victoria has banned conversion therapy since 2016. A federal ban is proposed but not yet enacted. https://www.smh.com.au/national/federal-labor-vows-to-crack-down-on-gay-conversion-therapy-20180421-p4zawu.html"
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct "Conversion therapy is not illegal in Australia. Action is being taken state by state. VIC has best protections after having taken action in the last year, but it is legal elsewhere. There are campaigns against it in Queensland and Western Australia at the moment. Sources include http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/will-the-new-health-watchdog-stop-gay-conversion-therapy/8235942, https://www.sbs.com.au/news/vic-crackdown-on-gay-conversion-therapy, and letters I have witnessed from the WA and QLD Health Ministers."
- Status is not correct "Not correct"
- Status is not correct "Conversion therapy is only banned in Victoria, banning is proposed in Western Australia, but all other states/territories allow it."
- Status is not correct "Only one state has banned conversion therapy, Victoria. It is a state-based law not federal (and it is not outlawed at the federal level). http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-03/gay-conversion-therapy-australia-exorcism-lgbtiq-bible/9721992"
- Status is not correct "https://www.smh.com.au/national/federal-labor-vows-to-crack-down-on-gay-conversion-therapy-20180421-p4zawu.html
Only legislation 'banning' this is in Victoria, Australia has no current legislation or restrictions for practice. "
- Status is not correct "There is no ban "
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "No sources/from what I've read it is not banned. At least not at a federal level.
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