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AU Deepfake Sexual Material Act

Criminal Code Amendment (Deepfake Sexual Material) Act 2024

Creates Commonwealth criminal offences for "deepfake sexual material" (AI/synthetic intimate imagery) without consent. Part of Australia's layered approach: criminal law + eSafety platform enforcement.

Jurisdiction

Australia

AU

Enacted

Unknown

Effective

Sep 3, 2024

Enforcement

Australian Federal Police / Commonwealth DPP

Who Must Comply

This law applies to:

  • • Individuals and entities subject to Australian Commonwealth criminal law

Who bears obligations:

Operator

Safety Provisions

  • • Criminal offences for creation/distribution of deepfake sexual material without consent
  • • Strengthened law enforcement hooks for prosecution
  • • Complements eSafety platform remedies

Enforcement

Enforced by

Australian Federal Police / Commonwealth DPP

Penalties

criminal (up to 7yr)

Criminal liability(up to 7y)

Criminal penalties up to 6-7 years imprisonment per offence.

Quick Facts

Binding
Yes
Mental Health Focus
No
Child Safety Focus
Yes
Algorithmic Scope
No

Why It Matters

Australia building layered stack: criminal law + eSafety. "Sexual deepfake" is criminal exposure, not just policy issue.

What You Need to Comply

If you host/generate user imagery: strong NCII/deepfake prevention, reporting, removal—criminal exposure.

NOPE can help

Cite This

APA

Australia. (2024). Criminal Code Amendment (Deepfake Sexual Material) Act 2024. Retrieved from https://nope.net/regs/au-deepfake-sexual-material

BibTeX

@misc{au_deepfake_sexual_material,
  title = {Criminal Code Amendment (Deepfake Sexual Material) Act 2024},
  author = {Australia},
  year = {2024},
  url = {https://nope.net/regs/au-deepfake-sexual-material}
}

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