New Aussie photo law?

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Web pic law canvassed

DPreview.com:

AUGUST 09, 2005
POSTING unauthorised photos of children on the internet could be
outlawed under options raised in a discussion paper.

Releasing the paper, Victorian Attorney-General Rob Hulls called for a
national strategy to combat the publication of unauthorised photos on
the internet.

The push follows recent incidents where photos were taken of Victorian
school children at sporting events and then posted on the net, in some
cases with links to sexually explicit websites.

The discussion paper, released on behalf of all state and territory
attorneys-general, reviews the adequacy of existing laws around
Australia.

Other options for new offences include criminalising the taking and
posting of offensive photos of people in situations where they have a
reasonable expectation of privacy.

The paper also canvasses non-legislative approaches such as education
campaigns about privacy, mobile phone cameras and existing regulation
of online content.

Mr Hulls said the law needed to keep up to date with new and emerging
technology, such as the increased use of digital and mobile phones.

Mr Hulls urged community members to comment on the issues, with
submissions closing on October 14.

AAP


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Charles wrote:

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> Good idea. Authorized by whom. Will the government set up as bureau
> to authorize such postings. Or to act as a central registry for said
> authorizations?
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Authorized as in authorized by the parents or guardians of the children.
It has long been a case in Australia that you have no explicit right
*NOT* to have your photo taken unless the photographer has to move onto
private land the person being photographed owns, to take the picture.

Clearly this is 100% the opposite to French law. All we need is to find
the halfway point and no one will be satisfied... As is the aim of all
democratic nations!

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