Australian Visitors Must Declare Illegal Porn To Customs Officers

[Bob Hubbard]

Australian Visitors Must Declare Illegal Porn To Customs Officers

Australian Justice Minister Brendan O'Connor has advised visitors to take a better safe than sorry policy when it comes to their porn stashes, and declare all porn that they think might be illegal with customs officers. From the article: "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."

From Slashdot.

 

[Bob Hubbard]

Um....

What next, you'll have to declare any illegal drugs or illegal gambling profits?

 

[Carol]

Not me man. I only have undocumented drugs and undocumented gambling profits.

 

[Bob Hubbard]

I looked but I haven't been able to find out if my Ernest Borgnine Sex Vid is legal in Oz.

 

[jks9199]

I looked but I haven't been able to find out if my Ernest Borgnine Sex Vid is legal in Oz.

The mere concept of that is illegal anywhere in the civilized world. And even in much of the uncivilized world!

That you came up with it is proof that YOU are probably illegal in Australia! LOL

 

[Carol]

The mere concept of that is illegal anywhere in the civilized world. And even in much of the uncivilized world!

That you came up with it is proof that YOU are probably illegal in Australia! LOL

 

[Ken Morgan]

With the internet, you can get all the "illegal porn" you want, anytime, any place in the world.....or so Carol tells me......

 

[Carol]

She said she was 18!!!!

 

[Bob Hubbard]

I like swords, of course I'm illegal in Oz.

 

[BloodMoney]

Dont get me started. I was born and raised there, let me just say im proud to call myself a New Zealander now

 

[Omar B]

Oh yeah, like it's that hard to get porn in Australia! Ever seen a Kangaroo Show? Kinda like a Donkey Show, only less wholesome.

 

[mook jong man]

Anything that helps catch the rock spiders is alright by me.

 

[crushing]

I looked but I haven't been able to find out if my Ernest Borgnine Sex Vid is legal in Oz.

Not sure about Ernest Borgnine, but I heard Milton Berle was huge in Australia.

 

[Big Don]

I looked but I haven't been able to find out if my Ernest Borgnine Sex Vid is legal in Oz.

The one with him and Bea Arthur?

 

[Tez3]

Well, as no one wants paedophiles in their country I imagine it's focussing on kiddy porn on DVD etc. Watching kiddy porn isn't a victimless pastime, it's creating a market for this stuff. You can't blame the Australians for trying to protect children even if their actions seems an amusement for others.

 

[Flying Crane]

given what airlines are charging for any checked baggage these days, I wouldn't waste luggage space with porn. My mantra is, leave it at home and wait till you get to your destination and find out what's available there.

er, i mean, that WOULD be my mantra if I had any interest in porn...

 

[mook jong man]

Well, as no one wants paedophiles in their country I imagine it's focussing on kiddy porn on DVD etc. Watching kiddy porn isn't a victimless pastime, it's creating a market for this stuff. You can't blame the Australians for trying to protect children even if their actions seems an amusement for others.

Thats why I said if it helps catch the rock spiders its ok .
A lot of them go to Thailand and the Phillipines where their goverments and law enforcement do stuff all to protect the children , where you can bribe your way out of anything.

And because these disgusting pricks like to keep little mementos of their Asian escapades on their computers and phones they get caught by our customs people when they stop off in Australia.

 

[Bob Hubbard]

It's not the intent of catching criminals, it's the illogic of it.

"If you're breaking the law, please stop here and identify yourself so we can prosecute you."

It's like expecting a mugger to see the "No Guns" sign and think "Oh crap, I better go put my gun in the car before I hold up that crossing guard."

 

[Carol]

Thats why I said if it helps catch the rock spiders its ok .
A lot of them go to Thailand and the Phillipines where their goverments and law enforcement do stuff all to protect the children , where you can bribe your way out of anything.

And because these disgusting pricks like to keep little mementos of their Asian escapades on their computers and phones they get caught by our customs people when they stop off in Australia.

I don't think anyone here supports that kind of behaviour, what we're having a good chuckle over is the wording.

What actually happens when such material is declared? Does the person have the chance to avoid legal action if they declare their material to the authorities? The wording (and this may be our American English ears) comes across to us as the authorities expect the travelers to basically go to the authorities and say "Yes, I have illegal materials, you may arrest me now."

 

[Bob Hubbard]

Exactly.

I don't think anyone here supports that kind of behaviour, what we're having a good chuckle over is the wording.

What actually happens when such material is declared? Does the person have the chance to avoid legal action if they declare their material to the authorities? The wording (and this may be our American English ears) comes across to us as the authorities expect the travelers to basically go to the authorities and say "Yes, I have illegal materials, you may arrest me now."