List of social nudity places in Oceania

This is a list of social nudity places in Oceania for recreation. Includes free beaches (or clothing-optional beaches or nude beaches), swimming holes and lakes and some resorts.[1]

Australia

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

In NSW the following are beaches used by naturists:

The following beaches and resorts are legally nudist or clothing optional beaches:

Northern Territory

Queensland

There is no legal nude beach in Queensland. This was restated in April 2016 following another petition to the Labor State Government who said they would not approve a nudist beach. Police Minister Bill Byrne on May 2nd 2016 rejected two attempts - a paper petition with 527 signatures and an online petition bearing 946 names - to create a "clothing optional beach". Petitioners wanted a beach "for the recreational use of those who wish to sunbathe or swim nude without the fear of prosecution". Minister Byrne said the State's Public Safety Business Agency advised Queensland's wilful exposure laws were designed to protect citizens and keep them safe.. "As such, I can advise that the Queensland government has no plans to change the current legislation dealing with wilful exposure, therefore the designation of a clothing optional beach is not supported at this time." Queensland is the only mainland state in Australia that has no legal nude beaches. Current unofficial beaches are:

South Australia

The following beaches in South Australia are used by nudists:

Tasmania

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.[6]

Nudists use the following beaches:[7]

Victoria

Victoria has more than 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) of coastline with hundreds of beaches.[9] Three of those beaches are legal clothes-optional beaches:[10]

Previously listed as clothes-optional beach:

The following are not legal nudist beaches but are used by nudists:

Western Australia

The following are legal nudist beaches in Western Australia:[12]

The following beaches are used by naturists, but nude bathing may not be legally protected:

Fiji

French Polynesia

Micronesia

Yap Island, natives there go topless.[18]

New Zealand

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, in a place where nudity was 'not uncommon' or 'known to occur'. 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. [20][21][22]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Location of nude beach at Tyagarah Nature Reserve28°36′42″S 153°34′55″E / 28.61167°S 153.58194°E
  2. ↑ BB at Byron Bay
  3. ↑ Baker's beach location41°08′35″S 146°36′00″E / 41.143°S 146.6°E
  4. ↑ Location of Mauritius Beach, Exmouth 21°48′33″S 114°05′42″E / 21.80917°S 114.09500°E
  5. ↑ Location of East Pretty Pool 20°18′57″S 118°39′05″E / 20.31583°S 118.65139°E
  1. ↑ Way, Peter (19 October 2015). "Swimmers go wild over best bushland waterholes". dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  2. ↑ Smith, Errol (28 October 2014). "Increasingly popular Birdie Beach may get surf patrols". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
  3. ↑ "Tyagarah Nature Reserve". NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
  4. ↑ Kathy Sundstrom (25 October 2014). "Nudists left dangling over Alexandria Bay petition". Sunshine Coast Daily. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
  5. ↑ "SA Memory - Govt. makes bathing in nude legal at Maslins". The State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  6. ↑ KEMPTON, HELEN (16 February 2016). "Nudity not on at Seven Mile Beach". themercury.com.au. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  7. ↑ "Aussie Naturists - Nude Beaches". Aussie Naturists. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  8. ↑ "Going nude could be a new opportunity". The Advocate. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  9. ↑ Henly, Susan Gough (29 November 2008). "Waves of fancy: Victoria's best beaches". WA Today. Archived from the original on 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  10. ↑ "Nude Beaches in Victoria". Onlymelbourne.com.au. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
  11. ↑ "Council dubbed 'wowsers' for stripping nude beach of status". ABC News. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  12. ↑ "More nude beaches to boost tourism: totaltravel.com survey". The Daily Telegraph. 7 April 2009. Retrieved 2014-11-07 – via PerthNow.
  13. ↑ Roslyn Hidding (7 January 2011). "Council rejects concerns over nudist beach". Weekend Courier. Retrieved 2014-11-07 – via in my Community.
  14. ↑ Schmitt, Vanessa (5 August 2016). "Warnbro: naturists say perverts at nude beach giving all users a 'bad rap'". Community News Group. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  15. ↑ "Exmouth Visitor Centre - The Beautiful Beaches of Ningaloo Reef". Exmouth Visitor Centre. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
  16. ↑ Gray, Laura (2007), Municipal Inventory of Heritage Place (PDF), p. 17
  17. ↑ Short, Andrew D. (2005). Beaches of the Western Australian Coast - Eucla to Roebuck Bay: A Guide to Their Nature, Characteristics, Surf and Safety. Sydney University Press. pp. 102–. ISBN 978-0-9586504-3-4.
  18. 1 2 "Being Nude in Fiji? - Fiji Forum". TripAdvisor. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  19. ↑ "About Tahiti and her capital city Papeete : Tahiti Sun Travel". Papeete.com. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  20. ↑ "Nude Beaches New Zealand". Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  21. ↑ "Lets Get Naked: Nude Beaches in New Zealand". Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  22. ↑ "Free Beaches NZ Inc". Retrieved 2015-03-29.

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