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5418 - IMAGE BASED ABUSE

Hornery, Sonia to the Minister for Police and Emergency Services

What is being done to prevent online image based abuse?

 

Answer -
IMAGE BASED ABUSE

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.

 


Question asked on 18 March 2021 (session 57-1) and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 103
Answer received on 22 April 2021 and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 107