Australia: Adopted Criminal Code Amendment (Deepfake Sexual Material) Act 2024

On 21 August 2024, the Criminal Code Amendment (Deepfake Sexual Material) Act 2024 was adopted by the Senate of the Australian Parliament. In particular, the Bill penalises the sharing of sexually explicit material without consent, especially material which was generated or altered by artificial intelligence (AI) or another technology, such as deepfakes. The Bill penalises the sharing of non-consensual deepfake sexually explicit material with up to 6 years of imprisonment. Further, the creation of deepfake shared without consent is considered an aggravated offence which leads to 7 years of imprisonment.