Acts and Regulations

2022, c.1 - Intimate Images Unlawful Distribution Act

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Consent revocable
9(1)If a person depicted in an intimate image in relation to which they had a reasonable expectation of privacy consents to the distribution of it, and later revokes that consent and communicates that revocation to a person who distributed the intimate image, the person who distributed the intimate image must make every reasonable effort to make the intimate image unavailable to others.
9(2)If a person does not make every reasonable effort under subsection (1) after a person has revoked their consent and communicated that revocation, the person who has revoked their consent may make an application under section 5 or bring an action under section 6, or both.
9(3)A person who does not make every reasonable effort under subsection (1) is liable for damages for any injury resulting from the failure to make that effort.