Romeo and Juliette laws In most Australian states, provisions exist whereby it is a defence to a child sex offence if the participants were teenagers of a similar age in a consensual relationship.

Can a 16 year old date a 20 year old in Australia?

The age of consent is the age at which the law says a person can agree to sexual activity. If you are 16 years old and above, you can legally have sex (or do another sexual activity) with another person who is 16 years or older as long as you both agree to it.

Can an 18 year old date a 16 year old Australia?

The law criminalises people who have sex with under-16-year-olds. So, if an 18-year-old is having consensual sex with a 15-year-old, the 18-year-old is guilty of an offence and the 15-year-old is the victim. The law gets confusing (and unworkable) where both partners are under 16.

Can an 18 year old date a 16 year old Australia Vic?

Under Victorian law, a person aged 16 or older can validly consent to sex with any other person, except a person who in in a position of authority over him or her. This means that the general age of consent is 16. A person aged 18 or older can validly consent to a person in a position of authority over him or her.

Can a 15 year old date a 24 year old?

The answer is NO, there is no way you can be sexually involved with this man. He commits a felony if he does so, plus any 24 year-old that wants to date a 15 year old is likely a pedophile.