Article 1TB4N Revenge porn to be criminalised in Western Australia domestic violence law

Revenge porn to be criminalised in Western Australia domestic violence law

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State proposes a two-year jail term for cyber-stalking or posting explicit images of a partner or former partner and introduces new retraining order
" Australia's piecemeal approach to revenge porn

The Western Australian government aims to criminalise cyber-stalking and revenge porn with new family violence legislation.

Under the proposed laws, anyone who cyber-stalks or posts revenge porn online to blackmail or humiliate their current or former partner could face a two-year jail term.

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