Legal requirement to report child pornography material online

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student21

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23 October 2021
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Hi Guys,

Is there a mandatory legal requirement on the state (Any state/territory) or federal level in Australia to report to police if you end up accidentally finding images/videos of child pornography online. ?

An example is that in Canada if you were to accidentally come across online child pornography (Or Suspected to be) you must report it to authorities otherwise you will face a $50k fine or 2-year jail sentence (Child Pornography Reporting Act, 2008, Bill 37, 39th Leg. Ass. 1st Sess.).


Is there a law similar to this in Australia on a state or federal level?

I'm only asking to prepare for a unit I am doing next term and no I did not come across an image/video of child pornography online and hope will never.
 
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