📘 Criminal Law Amendment (Intimate Images) Act 2019
004 of 2019Assented 26 February 2019
The Act amends the Criminal Code to introduce offences related to the distribution of intimate images without consent, including threats to distribute such images. It also amends the Restraining Orders Act 1997 and the Working with Children (Criminal Record Checking) Act 2004.
Impact
Individuals are protected from the non-consensual distribution of intimate images. Courts are empowered to order rectification. Law enforcement agencies, media, and those acting for scientific, educational, or medical purposes are potentially affected by the new regulations.
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