Support groups and experts in the rise of sexual abuse
are rallying behind amendments to the Harmful Digital
Communications Act.
People have until midnight
tomorrow night (April 23) to comment
on the Harmful Digital Communications Act (Unauthorised
Posting of Intimate Visual Recording) Amendment
Bill.
Labour Party MP Louisa Wall put forward the
amendment to clarify the thresholds for image-based sexual
abuse.
The amendments would make it a criminal offence
to deliberately post images of people exposed, naked or
engaged in an intimate sexual activity without their express
consent.
Express consent would require the person(s)
in the photo or video having full knowledge of where and how
Thursday, 22 April 2021, 4:04 pm
Sexual harm using images will earn up to three years
imprisonment if the proposed amendments to the Harmful
Digital Communications Bill go through.
The amendment
would deem the individual distributor of intimate recordings
without consent liable to up to three years imprisonment or
a fine of up to $50,000.
Corporates may be fined up to
$200,000 and the bill would give courts the power to direct
online platforms to get images and recordings taken
down.
According to
The Light
Project coordinator, Nikki Denholm, sharing of nudes online
is the top-hit on the organisation’s ‘in the know’
search tool. The Light Project is a charitable trust which
Article – Ellie Franco Williams Sexual harm using images will earn up to three years imprisonment if the proposed amendments to the Harmful Digital Communications Bill go through. The amendment would deem the individual distributor of intimate recordings without consent liable to …
Sexual harm using images will earn up to three years imprisonment if the proposed amendments to the Harmful Digital Communications Bill go through.
The amendment would deem the individual distributor of intimate recordings without consent liable to up to three years imprisonment or a fine of up to $50,000.
Corporates may be fined up to $200,000 and the bill would give courts the power to direct online platforms to get images and recordings taken down.
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Article – Ellie Franco Williams Support groups and experts in the rise of sexual abuse are rallying behind amendments to the Harmful Digital Communications Act. People have until midnight tomorrow night (April 23) to comment on the Harmful Digital Communications Act (Unauthorised Posting …
Support groups and experts in the rise of sexual abuse are rallying behind amendments to the Harmful Digital Communications Act.
People have until midnight tomorrow night (April 23) to comment on the Harmful Digital Communications Act (Unauthorised Posting of Intimate Visual Recording) Amendment Bill.
Labour Party MP Louisa Wall put forward the amendment to clarify the thresholds for image-based sexual abuse.