Dear Supporter,

Thank you again for adding your name to the Australian Public Decency & Nudity Clarification Bill 2025. Your support continues to matter, and we are committed to keeping you informed in a transparent and straightforward way.

Update on external support
In a blog post dated 19 January 2026, the Australian Naturist Federation stated that it is no longer actively supporting the bill, citing concerns about the proposal’s likelihood of success after an extended period. This decision was made independently and was not communicated directly to petition signatories.

The petition itself remains active, unchanged, and fully supported by NaturismRE.

Why this campaign continues, and why time matters
Law reform of this nature is not achieved by speed alone. For meaningful and durable change to occur, decision makers must first be able to clearly understand what is being protected, what is excluded, and how reform can be implemented responsibly.

For this reason, NaturismRE has deliberately focused on building the foundations that governments, councils, institutions, and legal advisers require before a petition is formally presented.

These foundations are not abstract. They are specific, named frameworks and tools, already developed and now being actively reviewed.

Foundations already in place
Clear definitional frameworks

The NaturismRE Definitional Framework for Nudism and Naturism, explicitly distinguishing non sexual public nudity from inappropriate or harmful behaviour
The 11 Levels of Naturism and 11 Levels of Health Restoration, demonstrating that naturism is contextual, graduated, and health linked rather than a binary act
The Five Pillars of NaturismRE, Ethical, Social, Environmental, Health, and Governance, which explicitly exclude sexualised conduct
Measurable health, wellbeing, and social impact tools

SSM, Standardised Stigma Measure, quantifying stigma, discrimination, and social harm arising from misunderstanding of public nudity

We have already received a substantial number of responses. A preliminary report will be published on the NaturismRE website by mid February. We invite you to review it. The findings will be an eye opener for many.
Global Naturism and Nudism Index, benchmarking legal clarity and social acceptance
Global Naturism and Nudism Urgency Index, identifying where legal ambiguity causes the greatest harm
GNES, Global Naturism Eco System Report, mapping health, social, environmental, and economic impacts
Policy ready legislative and regulatory models

The Australian Public Decency and Nudity Clarification Bill 2025, narrowly targeted to remove ambiguity in existing law
The NICP Act, Naturist Integrity and Cultural Protection Act, Global Model, a modular legislative framework that goes further by protecting the terms nudism and naturism from misuse and preventing sexual behaviour from being advertised under those labels
Standards and operational guidance

NaturismRE Industry Standards, covering conduct, safeguarding, accountability, and consent
Council and Institution Implementation Guidelines, enabling consistent and defensible application
The Safe Health Zones, SHZ, Framework, integrating wellbeing, recovery, and environmental health
Why this approach strengthens the petition
Petitions fail not because people do not care, but because authorities lack clarity and confidence.
These foundations remove ambiguity, manage risk, and make reform actionable.

This work does not delay reform.
It is what makes reform credible.

Momentum continues
Importantly, public support is not declining.

Since the announcement that ANF would no longer actively support the bill, new supporters have continued to sign, and signatures continue to be added. This demonstrates that the issue remains relevant and that people continue to recognise the need for clarity, dignity, and fairness in public decency law.

Two complementary pathways
It is important to clarify that:

The Decency Bill and the NICP Act are independent and complementary initiatives
The success or failure of one does not affect the other
Each has a distinct purpose and outcome
Together, they close gaps not addressed by previous advocacy efforts that have existed for decades
This campaign continues
Public decency laws affect real people every day. Confusion, inconsistency, and discretionary enforcement do not resolve themselves through silence or quick wins.

They are resolved through persistence, structure, evidence, and clarity.

For that reason, this campaign continues transparently and over the long term.

Thank you for standing with us. Further updates will be shared as this work progresses.

Kind regards,
Vincent Marty
Founder, NaturismRE