Age of Consent for Sexting Under Australian Law?

[Jamie Vardy]

Is it illegal under Australian Law to engage in text-based dirty talk between a 17-year-old and an adult? I know that the age of consent is 16 years for most of Australia, but this is not intercourse, it is text of a sexual nature.

Also, what if the17-year-oldd is in Australia and the adult in question is based overseas. What ramifications for both parties, if any, are there, and how might a complaint proceed?

Would this be considered child pornography if there are no pictures/audio/video involved?

Thanks

 

[Rod]

What state are you in?

 

[Tim W]

Where one or other participant is under 18,
then, depending on content and context,
yes, text messages can be child pornography.

The Age of Consent is irrelevant.

 

[Piers Blomfield]

I once prosecuted a man for the creation and possession of child pornography. The evidence was a diary of his own personal thoughts which when discovered were articulate enough to be considered child pornography.