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Deepfake Digital Harm and Exploitation Bill
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This bill amends the Crimes Act 1961 and the Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015 to expand the definition of an "intimate visual recording" to explicitly include images created, synthesised, or altered to show a person’s likeness produced without consent.MP in charge
Laura McClureCommittee
Social Services and Community
Bill No.213-1
54Parliament
Progress of the Bill
20 May 2026
- Current
Report due on 19 Nov 2026
Submission due on 18 Jun 2026
Select Committee
The select committee gathers information and prepares a report on the bill for the House, including recommending changes to the bill.
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Member(s) in charge: Laura McClure Type of Bill: Member's Parliament: 54 Bill no: 213-1 Introduction: 22 Oct 2025 First reading agreed: 20 May 2026 Referred to: Social Services and Community Submissions due: 18 Jun 2026