Successful Appeal may pave way for legal nude beaches in Queensland

From http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4512914a4560.html

Mr Wenzel’s solicitor, Paul O’Shea, said the magistrate had taken into account that police had turned a blind eye to competitors in events such as the annual Nude Olympics in the Noosa National Park, yet arrested individuals who visited “unofficial” nude beaches.

“As his honour said, there seems to be a double standard in Queensland when hundreds of people can go nude on one beach without charge, while elderly persons on another even more secluded beach are charged for the same behaviour,” Mr O’Shea said.

This is wonderful news, and perhaps some sanity will prevail in instances such as this…no public purpose is served by prosecuting naked people, especially when there is no sexual context and it’s just a simple act of a human being enjoying nature, naturally.