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People creating and sharing non-consensual pornographic material face jail time under new legislation that has passed parliament. People who share non-consensual, digitally altered sexual images will face six years behind bars, while those who created the image face seven under an aggravated offence. People who have engaged in similar conduct under a civil offence three times will also face seven years with a new separate aggravated offence.
Shadow attorney-general Michaelia Cash warned of unintended consequences of the laws, including how the victims of the harassment could face cross-examination in court. The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions said the legislation addressed a gap where complaints from victims where their face was superimposed onto sexual material may not be covered under the criminal code.
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