I am advised:
The NSW Police Force's Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad collaborates with other Australian law enforcement agencies to prevent, detect and disrupt online image-based abuse.
Strategies towards the prevention of online image-base abuse include but are not limited to:
- The establishment of the Child Exploitation and Internet Unit (CEIU) to investigate all facets of online child abuse including images;
- The establishment of the Victim Identification Team to identify victims located online and via child abuse material exhibit seizures;
- Data sharing with other law enforcement agencies as appropriate to investigations;
- Working with the e-Safety Commission to identify and investigate online child abuse matters;
- Record and investigate allegations of online child abuse, including prosecution of offenders;
- Identify and investigate any material uploaded on the "Dark Net";
- Being a member of the National Victim Identification program and other working groups; and
- Working with the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) regarding online child abuse matters and ongoing education and training.
There are a number of offences relating to online image-based abuse under the Crimes Act 1900, and the NSW Police Force will continue to identify and investigate matters to protect victims and prosecute offenders.