There are no legal restrictions against gay sex in New South Wales.

Same-sex marriage has been legal in Australia since 9 December 2017. The legislation to allow same-sex marriage, the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017, passed the Australian Parliament on 7 December 2017 and received royal assent from the Governor-General the following day.

In New South Wales, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.

The right to change one's gender on official documents in New South Wales was established under the Transgender (Anti-Discrimination and Other Acts Amendment) Act 1996, which came into effect on 28 June 1996.

The law allowed for a person to apply to change their legal gender only if they have undergone sexual reassignment surgery, which was defined by the act as a "surgical procedure involving the alteration of a person’s reproductive organs for the purpose of assisting a person to be considered to be a member of the opposite sex, or to correct or eliminate ambiguities relating to the sex of the person."

The law also stated that the applicant must be over the age of 18 and unmarried. If the person was under 18, the act required that a parent or guardian apply on their behalf.

Australian youth outside of Queensland can begin accessing puberty blockers at the age of 10, full HRT is not typically prescribed until 16 and GCS is often not done until 18. However, nobody can access irreversible treatment until 15.

For Oestrogen or Testosterone two independent child and adolescent psychiatrists must do a standardised assessment of psychological development as well as a formal assessment of the child’s gender identification and capacity to understand the proposed treatment. A paediatric endocrinologist establishes the child’s pubertal stage, excludes disorders and discusses with the child and parents the effects and risks of puberty suppression.

For Puberty blockers a young person requires a multidisciplinary team consisting of a paediatrician, two mental health professionals (one must be a psychiatrist), and a fertility expert, to agree treatment is in the child’s best interests. It is then necessary to make an application to the Family Court for authorisation of treatment.

Non-binary identities are not yet legally recognized in New South Wales.

under the Sex Discrimination Amendment Act.

State law prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of "homosexuality" and "transgender status". The relevant law is Part 3A and Part 4C of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977.

Federal law prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of "sexual orientation", "gender identity" and "intersex status". The relevant law is section 14 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984.

No territory or state besides the Australian Capital Territory has banned intersex infant surgery.

LGBTQ+ people are allowed to serve in the Australian army.

(Australia is responsible for the defence of: Heard Island and McDonald Islands.)

In all of Australia

Conversion therapy has not been outlawed in New South Wales.