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Online Safety Act 2021
16Non‑consensual intimate image of a person
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#### 16 Non‑consensual intimate image of a person
For the purposes of this Act, if:
(a) an intimate image of a person is provided on:
(i) a social media service; or
(ii) a relevant electronic service; or
(iii) a designated internet service; and
(b) the person did not consent to the provision of the intimate image on the service; and
(c) the provision of the intimate image on the service is not an exempt provision of the intimate image;
the intimate image is a non‑consensual intimate image of the person.