Crowley, Joseph

Goldsworthy, Terrence

Raj, Matthew

English

Currently, a range of criminal offences are perpetrated online. In addition to the commissionof traditional offences, such as fraud, stalking, and domestic violence, new phenomena haveemerged to warrant attention from the media, government, and communities. The phenomenoncolloquially referred to as ‘revenge porn’ stands as one of the greater threats to public morality.To date, legislative responses to circumscribe revenge porn, both internationally and inAustralia, have been sporadic and disjunctive. This article critically examines the impact andprevalence of revenge porn and provides a critical analysis of the civil and criminal responsesto its commission. It concludes by arguing that addressing the challenges associated withinvestigating such offences, and educating about the dangers of revenge porn have to someextent been overlooked in the rush to legislate and create new offences. The article highlightsthat existing legislation may provide adequate protection

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Inquiry into the Criminal Code (none-consensual sharing of intimate images) Amendment Bill 2018

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Inquiry into the Criminal Code (none-consensual sharing of intimate images) Amendment Bill 2018

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