Customs in oz & porn

 
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4 months ago
LoadedDice
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so im planning to go through oz customs with 4 hard drives in my carry on. These are not portable hard drives, they are from my PC case.
Amongst all the crap on them, there is porn, yes porn. Its not anything I would consider objectionable but I just read on the oz customs site:

Pornography and other objectionable material (restricted import)

Description:

Includes publications, films and any other goods that describe, depict, express or otherwise deal with matters of sex, drug misuse or addiction, crime cruelty, violence, terrorist acts or revolting or abhorrent phenomena in such a way that they offend against the standards of morality, decency and propriety generally accepted by reasonable adults.

Includes computer games which are unsuitable for a person under 18 to see or play.

Permits issued by:

Director Classification Board 

More information:

Customs Information and Support Centre
Telephone: 1300 363 263
E-mail: information@customs.gov.au

Australian Customs Notice - ACN 2009/55

Address:

Requests to import these goods should be addressed to the Classification Board at the following address:

The Director 
Classification Board
Locked Bag 3
HAYMARKET NSW 1240

Telephone: 02 9289 7100
Facsimile: 02 9289 7101
Email: enquiries@classification.gov.au

Please note that the Classification Board is unable to answer questions about permission to import by telephone. Importers are required to submit their request in writing either by mail or email.

Importers are required to submit their request in writing either by mail or email. In order to apply for permission to import objectionable material goods, including computer games, the importer will need to make a case according to the regulations. Import permits may not be granted simply on the grounds the goods are for personal use.



Im certain customs will want to know whats on them and may even check (since they are not portable)
now:
what the f**k are standards of morality and what is a reosanble adult? These seem very very subjective terms.
The very existance of humanity depends on us f**king and its all over the tv in the form of "buy this beer and you'll get to wax that ass" etc...

any thoughts/opinions/jokes???





4 months ago
EGGS BEN EDIT
mrbonez Pic36615 Posts
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i imagine it's when you get into toilet fetishes, violence, extreme perversions (vids are usually desribed as such for that though), animals, and rape fetish that you're getting onto dodgy ground
4 months ago
neat-n-tidy
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i'd be more worried about getting done for piracy, unless you can prove that you've bought all your content legitimately. why not just put them in the hold?
4 months ago
LoadedDice
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AustraliaPerth
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In reply to
i'd be more worried about getting done for piracy, unless you can prove that you've bought all your content legitimately. why not just put them in the hold?
Im not worried about piracy. I have walked through customs with obviously ripped games/movies (CD/DVD) from bali a few times. They dont seem to police that at all, Unless its different when on a drive?
DAMN!!!!
and I not keen on hold as i really dont want to lose data when my bag gets smashed around. I have a lot of proprietary engineering design work on them as well as my ableton library.
4 months ago
13th Duke of Wybourne
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Why dont you just put all your porn on a USB stick?
4 months ago
LoadedDice
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In reply to
i imagine it's when you get into toilet fetishes, violence, extreme perversions (vids are usually desribed as such for that though), animals, and rape fetish that you're getting onto dodgy ground
if its between consenting adults it really should be of no concern to anyone!!!
none of that on there, but still its my ( and my gf choice ) is it not?

Post edited by owner 1/13/2012 9:59:44 AM
4 months ago
EGGS BEN EDIT
mrbonez Pic36615 Posts
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completely agreed. immigration might not see it that way, but i highly doubt they're going to go through your comp files anyway.
4 months ago
Refresh1
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Ireland
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I was watching that 'nothing to declare' programme and they stopped a guy and went through his laptop files etc, so yes they do do it.. cant see them doing it to everyone with a laptop, probably just pull in random people for checks.
4 months ago
LoadedDice
loadeddice Pic277 Posts
AustraliaPerth
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In reply to
completely agreed. immigration might not see it that way, but i highly doubt they're going to go through your comp files anyway.
yeah they will be cunts no doubt, but what can they really do? and on what grounds?

4 months ago
Dr Walter Bishop
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United StatesBoston, Massachusetts
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use encryption?


Seriously? yawn

 

If they want to get into your drive and you dont show them, they wont let you in the country, If you have it encrypted and wont open it to show them then they'll know you're hiding something you don't want them to see.  They're not stupid laughing

4 months ago
Dolewaller
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I find that very strange considering you can just go there and watch porn online anyway laughing
4 months ago
Mark Ioannides
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In reply to
I was watching that 'nothing to declare' programme and they stopped a guy and went through his laptop files etc, so yes they do do it.. cant see them doing it to everyone with a laptop, probably just pull in random people for checks.

I watch that, Oz Customs looks strict as hell!!
4 months ago
OX Chamber
509 Posts
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Ill remember never to go to Australia now
4 months ago
Dr Walter Bishop
farside Pic22247 Posts
United StatesBoston, Massachusetts
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In reply to
In reply to
I was watching that 'nothing to declare' programme and they stopped a guy and went through his laptop files etc, so yes they do do it.. cant see them doing it to everyone with a laptop, probably just pull in random people for checks.

I watch that, Oz Customs looks strict as hell!!

I wouldn't be able to get in laughing
4 months ago
LoadedDice
loadeddice Pic277 Posts
AustraliaPerth
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In reply to
I was watching that 'nothing to declare' programme and they stopped a guy and went through his laptop files etc, so yes they do do it.. cant see them doing it to everyone with a laptop, probably just pull in random people for checks.
we have a similar show in nz; "border patrol" and the customs officers are ruthless.
the presenter of the show is a condesending piece of shit, he labels and makes villains of everyone. he needs his tongue pulled out.

4 months ago
LoadedDice
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I find that very strange considering you can just go there and watch porn online anyway laughing
thats my point too,
sex is absolutely everywhere, but as soon as you are open about about this very innate aspect of life, you are suddenly subject to moral judgement?
who are these reasonable adults they point to and where are these standards of morality
4 months ago
VICIOUS KEN
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As long as its nowt to do with kids what the fuck has it got to do with anyone else what you're into??? They want a big fat fuk off the nosy bastards!!!!! thumbsdown
4 months ago
Dr Walter Bishop
farside Pic22247 Posts
United StatesBoston, Massachusetts
Music Style Fringe
In reply to
In reply to
I was watching that 'nothing to declare' programme and they stopped a guy and went through his laptop files etc, so yes they do do it.. cant see them doing it to everyone with a laptop, probably just pull in random people for checks.
we have a similar show in nz; "border patrol" and the customs officers are ruthless.
the presenter of the show is a condesending piece of shit, he labels and makes villains of everyone. he needs his tongue pulled out.


We have the same programme here haha, Border patrol are harsh lol violent
4 months ago
Dr Walter Bishop
farside Pic22247 Posts
United StatesBoston, Massachusetts
Music Style Fringe
In reply to
As long as its nowt to do with kids what the fuck has it got to do with anyone else what you're into??? They want a big fat fuk off the nosy bastards!!!!! thumbsdown

I'm a big kid though... frown
4 months ago
GeneticJunk
kingston Pic3018 Posts
EnglandLeeds
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In reply to
In reply to
use encryption?


Seriously? yawn

 

If they want to get into your drive and you dont show them, they wont let you in the country, If you have it encrypted and wont open it to show them then they'll know you're hiding something you don't want them to see.  They're not stupid laughing

i ment on the files not the whole hard drive
4 months ago
LoadedDice
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AustraliaPerth
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In reply to
As long as its nowt to do with kids what the fuck has it got to do with anyone else what you're into??? They want a big fat fuk off the nosy bastards!!!!! thumbsdown
there is nothing on there but some very shamless consenting adults.
in fact imo sex offenders you describe should be castrated.
4 months ago
LoadedDice
loadeddice Pic277 Posts
AustraliaPerth
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In reply to
use encryption?
i considerd that, compress, split, encrypt and pass protect, then hide as operating system files.
but do i really have too? and wont that action be an admission of being immoral? which i dont believe i am.


4 months ago
Dr Walter Bishop
farside Pic22247 Posts
United StatesBoston, Massachusetts
Music Style Fringe
In reply to
In reply to
In reply to
use encryption?


Seriously? yawn

 

If they want to get into your drive and you dont show them, they wont let you in the country, If you have it encrypted and wont open it to show them then they'll know you're hiding something you don't want them to see.  They're not stupid laughing

i ment on the files not the whole hard drive

When they do a search they will do it well, I'd expect them to take it away to the nerd in the office to quickly use his magic powerfinger to look for stuff, Files that are encrypted are a dead give away and will get you in the shit if you refuse to show whats in them
4 months ago
LoadedDice
loadeddice Pic277 Posts
AustraliaPerth
Music Style Hells elevator music
In reply to
In reply to
In reply to
In reply to
use encryption?


Seriously? yawn

 

If they want to get into your drive and you dont show them, they wont let you in the country, If you have it encrypted and wont open it to show them then they'll know you're hiding something you don't want them to see.  They're not stupid laughing

i ment on the files not the whole hard drive

When they do a search they will do it well, I'd expect them to take it away to the nerd in the office to quickly use his magic powerfinger to look for stuff, Files that are encrypted are a dead give away and will get you in the shit if you refuse to show whats in them
thats exactly what i expect to happen, but who passes judgement on what is immoral? some people i know are very opressed and would certainly frown at the content. I am trying to get a fairly high profile job and that wont happen if this becomes an issue. But on the other hand i am a free person

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