Summary Offences Act 1953

In this Part—

artificially generated content means audiovisual, visual, or audio content that—

is generated wholly by artificial intelligence; or

is created by a person or persons solely using digital technology, but does not include content that consists of or incorporates an image within the meaning of Part 5A;

depiction includes an audiovisual, audio or visual depiction of a real person;

distribute has the same meaning as in Part 5A;

humiliating or degrading depiction, in relation to a simulated person, means artificially generated content depicting—

an assault or other act of violence done by or against the simulated person; or

an act done by or against the simulated person that reasonable adult members of the community would, were the act to be done by or against a real person, consider to be humiliating or degrading to the real person (but does not include an act that reasonable adult members of the community would consider to cause only minor or moderate embarrassment);

invasive depiction, in relation to a simulated person, means artificially generated content depicting—

the simulated person in a state of undress such that—

in the case of a simulated female person—the bare breasts are visible;

or

in any case—the bare genital or anal region is visible; or

the simulated person performing a private act, however, a depiction of a simulated person that falls within the standards of morality, decency and propriety generally accepted by reasonable adults in the community will not be taken to be an invasive depiction;

private act means—

a sexual act; or

an act carried out in a sexual manner; or

urinating or defecating;

simulated person means a person depicted in artificially generated content that—

purports to be a depiction of a particular real person; or

so closely resembles a depiction of a particular real person that a reasonable person who knew the real person would consider it likely to be a depiction of the real person.

For the purposes of this Part, a reference to the breasts, or genital or anal region, of a person, or a reference to an actual place, act or item, will, in the case of artificially generated content, be taken to include a reference to an artificial depiction of those things.