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AustraliaAustraliaLawAct No. 78, 2024
Criminal Code Amendment (Deepfake Sexual Material) Act 2024
Creates Commonwealth offences for transmitting sexual material depicting adults without consent, including material created or altered with AI or other technology.
Act commences (day after Royal Assent)Sep 3, 2024 2 years ago
- Body
- Parliament of Australia
- Session
- 47th Parliament
- In effect since
- Sep 3, 20242 years ago
Timeline
Sep 3, 2024 2 years ago
Sep 2, 2024 2 years ago
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Change log
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