When can I have sex?

You can have sex with a person without breaking the law if you both are 16 or over and you
both want to do this. In Queensland, it is not an offence for two people of the same sex to
have sex, if they are 16 or over. It is against the law for two people to have anal sex if either
or both of them are under 18.
It is against the law for a parent, grandparent, brother or sister to have sex with you. This is
called incest.
If a young person is under 16 and any of the following things happen:
· touching the young person inappropriately;
· another person exposes themselves to the young person;
· another person takes inappropriate photos;
then this sort of thing is breaking the law.
If the Police or Child Safety Services believe you are at risk of harm because of your sexual
behaviour they might ask the court to put you into care. Get some legal advice if you think
this might happen.