Current Version
| Region | Australia |
| Issue | Serving openly in military |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Nov 24, 1992 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | LGBTQ+ people are allowed to serve in the Australian army. (Australia is responsible for the defence of: Heard Island and McDonald Islands.) |
| Sources | http://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/24/world/australia-ends-a-prohibition-on-homosexuals-in-military.html https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/wmjowl/vol17/iss3/3/ Defence of Heard Islands: http://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/24/world/australia-ends-a-prohibition-on-homosexuals-in-military.html |
| Federal Law | Yes |
Revision History (4)
edited by jadeywadey. Set as federal law :)
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| Federal Law | No | Yes |
edited by jadeywadey. Added note in prep for federal law
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| Description | LGBTQ+ people are allowed to serve in the Australian army. | LGBTQ+ people are allowed to serve in the Australian army. (Australia is responsible for the defence of: Heard Island and McDonald Islands.) |
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| Sources | http://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/24/world/australia-ends-a-prohibition-on-homosexuals-in-military.html https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/wmjowl/vol17/iss3/3/ | http://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/24/world/australia-ends-a-prohibition-on-homosexuals-in-military.html https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/wmjowl/vol17/iss3/3/ Defence of Heard Islands: http://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/24/world/australia-ends-a-prohibition-on-homosexuals-in-military.html |
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edited by cosmeticplague. Adding quote
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| Description | LGBTQ+ people are allowed to serve in the Australian army. | |
| Sources | http://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/24/world/australia-ends-a-prohibition-on-homosexuals-in-military.html | http://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/24/world/australia-ends-a-prohibition-on-homosexuals-in-military.html https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/wmjowl/vol17/iss3/3/ |
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