• That's cold: Tourists visiting Australia ordered to declare “illegal porn”
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[url=http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/visitors-to-declare-illegal-porn-to-customs-officers/story-e6frfq80-1225940810081]Source[/url] [release][quote][img]http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2010/10/19/1225940/816192-porno.jpg[/img] Visitors to Australia have been ordered to declare illegal pornography to customs.[/quote] [list] [*]Illegal porn must be declared on arrival [*]"If in doubt, declare", says Justice Minister [I]<-- I thought it was "When in doubt, whip it out"[/I] :v: [*]Rules criticised as an invasion of privacy [/list] VISITORS have been ordered to reveal illegal pornography to customs officers in a move which has been criticised as "totally confusing" and an invasion of privacy. Justice Minister Brendan O'Connor said that illegal material must be declared on arrival, watering down recent rules that asked for all pornography to be revealed. But he said anyone who is not sure whether they have illegal pornography should reveal it just in case. The revamped rule is outlined on arrival cards which are filled in by travellers coming to Australia. Australian Sex Party leader Fiona Patten said the measure amounted to an invasion of privacy, and warned that many tourists and even Australians would not know what pornography was illegal. "They are still totally confusing," she said of the arrival cards. "What is illegal to import to our country is not necessarily illegal to possess," she added. Ms Patten said while Australians were rightly concerned about child pornography, travellers should not have to declare all erotic material to customs officers just to be safe. "It's a breach of people's privacy," she said. The government said it changed the wording on passenger arrival cards after becoming aware of confusion among travellers about what pornography to declare. "People have a right to privacy and while some pornography is legal and does not need to be disclosed, all travellers should be aware that certain types of pornography are illegal and must be declared to customs," Mr O'Connor said. [U]Banned material includes child pornography, bestiality, explicit sexual violence, degradation, cruelty and non-consensual sex.[/U] "Even though there have been import bans on illegal pornography for a long time, some travellers still don't realise that," Mr O'Connor said in a statement. Making a false statement to a customs officer carries a fine of up to [B]$11,000 dollars[/B] while bringing in objectionable material, such as child pornography, can incur a fine of up to $275,000 and 10 years' jail.[/release] So remember, guys! if you're planning to travel to Australia, keep all your CP and bestiality collection at home I wonder what they think about yiff... would that get you off the hook, since it's not classified?
"Son, whip out yer porn, I KNOW you have some!"
Declare you don't have any sort of porn profit?
Porn sniffer dogs.
[QUOTE=ashzu;25528241]Declare you don't have any sort of porn profit?[/QUOTE] I don't think they'd fall for that; I'm sure they hear that a bizillion times a day "G'day mister, and welcome to Australia!" "Thanks! :D" "Before we let you go, do you have any kind of pornographic material with you?" "Uhh no! Why do you ask? :S" "You hesitated... why? ¬¬ get over here! HEY, STOP THAT GUY! I KNOW HE HAS SOME PORN IN HIS LAPTOP!!"
This is fucking stupid. I'm going to nuke Australia's government.
Child porn should be an instant prosecution on discovery.
[QUOTE=Pretiacruento;25528254]I don't think they'd fall for that; I'm sure they hear that a bizillion times a day[/QUOTE] Er, last time I went through Australian customs (2 weeks ago) they [b]only[/b] check your shit if you declare it. My mum declared she had bought in mushrooms, she showed them to the guy, said it was okay, let her through. Didn't check any of our stuff. Plus, it's just a card you fill in at the airport.
Who the hell would bring porn along with them on an overseas trip?
[QUOTE=BCell;25528304]Who the hell would bring porn along with them on an overseas trip?[/QUOTE] Ones without internet? Hey, it's Australia!
[QUOTE=ashzu;25528302]Er, last time I went through Australian customs (2 weeks ago) they [b]only[/b] check your shit if you declare it. My mum declared she had bought in mushrooms, she showed them to the guy, said it was okay, let her through. Didn't check any of our stuff. Plus, it's just a card you fill in at the airport.[/QUOTE] Oh ok then, nice to hear
We all know Australia is just building a massive stockpile of porn to keep to themselves.
"Sorry sir but we have to check your laptop for porn." Security proceeds to look through all of your personal data (porn or otherwise) "We can't find any porn but we know it's there so we are taking the laptop anyways."
Australian Sex Party?
This tick box has been on customs cards for ages. [editline]21st October 2010[/editline] Like a year.
Customs is insanely easy to get through with anything. I brought fucking bullets back from Vietnam.
I think it should be against the law for Customs to try to get past any form of security or encryption, including passwords, without your consent; unless they have reasonable suspicion (which does not include the fact that you just came back from Thailand) that you have child porn or bestiality on your computer.
it'd be legit to be the guy who screens all the porn though
[QUOTE=1239the;25528245]Porn sniffer dogs.[/QUOTE] Except instead of dogs its horny 12 year olds. :v:
What the fuck is Ausfailia doing, all these silly laws.
[QUOTE=Esteam;25533276]What the fuck is Ausfailia doing, all these silly laws.[/QUOTE] The blood in their body have risen (or better said sunk) to their brains from being upside down.
[QUOTE=Esteam;25533276]What the fuck is Ausfailia doing, all these silly laws.[/QUOTE] :gooncamp:, that's what.
Will I get in trouble if it's kangaroo porn?
Wave goodbye to your porn, wankers.
[QUOTE=Legend286;25528284]Child porn should be an instant prosecution on discovery.[/QUOTE] Yeah, fuck due process and the rule of law
What. They have there rights.
[QUOTE=not_Morph53;25528447]Australian Sex Party?[/QUOTE] A political group saying they'll bring in more rights, like same sex marriage, etc.
[QUOTE=not_Morph53;25528447]Australian Sex Party?[/QUOTE] That's why they're confiscating all this porn. They're getting ready for their annual convention.
I wonder what they'd do if you had a truecrypt file that's very suspicious. Could they force you to open it?
[QUOTE=Esteam;25533276]What the fuck is Ausfailia doing, all these silly laws.[/QUOTE] Hey, that was uncalled for. We just don't want a bunch of fat greasy Americans in out hotels jerking off 24/7.
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