Last edited: April 14, 2007

 

Laws in the South Pacific

White = Legal        Red = Illegal

 

Country Lesbian Gay Male Maximum Penalty
Australia Legal Legal
Cook Islands (New Zealand Associated State) Legal Illegal 14 years
Fiji Islands Legal Legal
French Polynesia/Tahiti Legal Legal
Guam (USA) Legal Legal
Kiribati Legal Illegal 14 years
Maldives Legal Illegal Life
Marshall Islands Legal Illegal 10 years
Micronesia Legal Legal
Nauru Not available Not available
New Caledonia Legal Legal
New Zealand Legal Legal
Niue (New Zealand Associated State) Legal Illegal 10 years
Papua New Guinea Legal Illegal 14 years
Solomon Islands Legal Illegal 14 years
Tokelau (New Zealand Associated State) Legal Illegal 10 years
Tonga Legal Illegal 10 years
Tuvalu Legal Illegal 14 years
Vanuatu/New Hebrides Legal Legal
Western Samoa Illegal Illegal 7 years
 

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