Every state and territory has different laws. - by Faye Couros 07 May 2021 In Australia, some legislative duties fall to states and territories because of the federal structure of our government - and this is the case when it comes to consent laws. WATCH: Moving the line by The Good Society. Not many people know what the laws are and let alone that other states and territories do not prescribe to the same status quo. But before we get into that, let's look into what consent means. The Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network called RAINN in America sights sexual consent as "an agreement between participants to engage in sexual activity."