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This is a list of social nudity places in Oceania for recreation. It includes free beaches (or clothing-optional beaches or nude beaches), swimming holes and lakes and some naturist resorts. [1] It does not include resorts that allow women to sunbathe top-free, or where indigenous peoples maintain their customs regarding clothing.
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NSW so far has the largest quantity of nude beaches in the country. These beaches and resorts in New South Wales are legally nudist or clothing optional:
The below beaches are regularly used by naturists, but nude bathing may not be legally protected:
Current unofficial beaches are:
Tasmania Police in February 2016 said that it was illegal to swim or be in a public place without appropriate attire and patrols at Seven Mile Beach would be increased in response to the complaints. [19]
Nudists use the following beaches: [20]
Victoria has over 2,000 km (1,242.7 mi) of coastline with hundreds of beaches. [23] Three of those beaches are legal clothes-optional beaches: [24]
The following are legal nudist beaches in Western Australia: [26]
The following resort is Naturist:
Whilst topless sunbathing is popular in Noumea, it is considered socially unacceptable outside of the city in other areas of New Caledonia. The only unofficial nude beach is Plage des Nudistes, which is located on Nouville peninsular near Noumea. It is not well known by tourists and attracts mostly males. [35]
There is no law prohibiting nakedness in public. In cases of ‘public nakedness’ the police go to the Summary Offences Act 1981 and consider, S27 Obscene/Indecent exposure; S4 Offensive behaviour; or S4 Disorderly behaviour.
In 1991 an appeal to the High Court won and determined that the legal definition of 'offensive' was not met by mere nakedness, even in the presence of children, on the grounds that a reasonable person would "regard the conduct... as inappropriate, unnecessary, and in bad taste, but not arousing feelings of anger, disgust, or outrage." [36] There had to be 'intent to offend'. Public nudity on beaches is generally not enforceable. There have been a number of successful legal challenges to being naked in a public area, including cycling and running, so long as there was no intent to offend
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In 2012 a number of complaints regarding behavior at Auckland beaches led to warnings being issued by police at some which have a history of use by naturists. However, no official action was taken. [38]
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Nude beaches can be found on Hawaii's four largest islands. Some are officially designated as nude beaches, while others officially forbid nudity but tolerate it in practice.
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