Why didn't you get any then?

I know that there are loads from this summer. I know someone who has collected hundreds of cobblers beach pics from his boat and they are stored on a private flickr account. They probably wont be made public for another 6 months (for legal reasons)

wow ! wish i could see them.

the vast majority of us dont have the combination of a boat and a high zoom camera lens to get photos like that ...

'Legal reasons'? If someone was under age when pics taken, will STILL be illegal to post, any time after..

Thats not the reason I am sure they do not contain under age people. In NSW it is illegal to take photos of a persons genitals without their permission. The offence has a statute of limitations of 6 months, meaning that there can be no prosecution after that period of time runs out.

There's no reason to assume that age is the legal reason, since it doesn't generally fix itself after 6 months.

Let's not rush to judgment.

Haven't been to Cobs in years. Not on the same side of the world thats why!

If this is the "legal reason", it is an interesting loophole ... if the only crime (in NSW) is in taking the photos, but there is no crime in publishing them?

Would any claim for civil damages be also affected by the same statute of limitation?

6 months sounds like a very short time for a statute of limitation which seems to makes such a law ineffective.

But then, I am NOT a lawyer - so this is just me thinking aloud and not necessarily expecting an answer.

Nude Beaches
 

I have just spent a fair bit of time searching this subject. I found a heap from Bondi, topless only and watermarked. I found the full set of Lara Bingle...God bless her, but she is beautiful, on the rocks at Bondi, hell she is beautiful even though she's got no brains. And i also found one from Cable Beach in Broome. Now if anyone goes there it is just so easy to get good shots. You have the protection of the dune behind the beach or just sit in your car. But if you come from the East coast like me, you have a 5 hour flight to Perth then another 3 hours to Broome, but once seen it should be on every nudists bucket list. Ok, so here is what I found, not much.

It is a short time indeed, but that is the statute for a 'summary' offence in NSW, that is, an offence punishable by a only a maximum of 2 years prison. You are correct that publishing the photos would not be an offence, but that may be enough to alert the authorities that they were taken and give them time to investigate and take action. Unlikely that that would be the case, because you are right, it is an ineffective law. But I can understand someone wanting to play it safe anyway

If you've got any - share them - or tell us where to find them