Current Version
| Region | Nauru |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | Jun 10, 2016 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The Leadership Code Act 2016, which was passed in June 2016, states that a "leader" must not "discriminate between persons participating in or seeking to participate in Government on account of their age, race, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, place of origin or political beliefs or opinions". The term "leader" includes the office of president, speaker and deputy speaker of parliament, cabinet minister, member of parliament, judicial officers, ambassadors, electoral commissioners, commissioner of police, chief justice, etc. |
| Sources | http://www.paclii.org/nr/legis/num_act/lca2016131/ |
Revision History (3)
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | No protections | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | May 27, 2016 | Jun 10, 2016 |
| Description | From the date that Nauru Decriminalized Homosexuality. | The Leadership Code Act 2016, which was passed in June 2016, states that a "leader" must not "discriminate between persons participating in or seeking to participate in Government on account of their age, race, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, place of origin or political beliefs or opinions". The term "leader" includes the office of president, speaker and deputy speaker of parliament, cabinet minister, member of parliament, judicial officers, ambassadors, electoral commissioners, commissioner of police, chief justice, etc. |
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| Sources | http://www.paclii.org/nr/legis/num_act/lca2016131/ | |
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Start Date | (unknown) | May 27, 2016 |
| Description | No | From the date that Nauru Decriminalized Homosexuality. |
| Sources | No |