The Commonwealth of Australian Law website states under the Guidelines for the Classification of Publications 2005, that, “depictions of nudity involving minors under 18 generally warrant a RC as they deal with matters of sexâEUR¦in such a way that they offend against the standards of morality, decency and propriety generally accepted by reasonable adults.” The act reads, “Under the Act, the following categories of content (other than content that consists of an eligible electronic publication) are prohibited: (a) Content which is classified RC or X 18+ by the Classification Board, including:…child pornography.”Ĭarlin says that many are left wondering what constitutes child pornography. Upon a brief review, the board stated that “at the time of ACMA’s investigation, the contentâEUR¦was not prohibited as defined by the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (the Act).” Numerous controversial photographs featuring nude girls as young as 13, which were taken by photographer Bill Henson, have been under investigation since Australian police confiscated many of the photos from an Australian art gallery on May 23.Īfter the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) received a complaint from Carlin regarding the image of the nude 13 year-old girl, they referred the photo to the Classification Board, which deals with official classifications. campaigner against child pornography, told today. “Material which is child pornography in Britain, is now considered child friendly viewing in Australia,” Carlin, a U. The decision has outraged anti-child-pornography activist Gregory Carlin. The Australian Classifiers Board found that the “image of breast nudityâEUR¦creates a viewing impact that is mild and justified by contextâEUR¦and is not sexualised to any degree”. CANBERRA, Australia, J() – Australian officials have cleared for publication an uncensored nude photograph of a 13 year-old girl and have issued it a PG rating.

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