Online Consultation on Body Image

Introduction

The Hon Kate Ellis MP, Minister for Youth, is developing a strategy to address the issue of negative body image and the effects this is having on young people. This online consultation seeks your ideas and views about what can be done to address the problem of negative body image.

The consultation is divided into four main sections that seek your views on key parts of the development of the strategy. People will have the option to answer only the questions they are interested in.

The estimated completion time is indicated next to each section below.

Part 1 asks what the issues are that should be included as part of ‘body image’ (2 mins)

• Consultation point 1: What should be included as part of body image?
  

Part 2 asks how we can increase the capacity and resilience of individuals. (8 mins)

• Consultation point 2: How can we increase the capacity and resilience of individuals to deal with and respond to body dissatisfaction, and to help them to be supported in this by their immediate social environment?
  
  

Part 3 asks how we can change the messages given by our culture about what is beautiful and promote a framework which encourages the promotion of a healthy body image, including through a Code of Conduct (15 mins)

• Consultation point 3: How can we achieve cultural change on this issue?
• Consultation point 4: What should a Code of Conduct look like?
• Consultation point 5: What issues should a code cover?
• Consultation point 6: Working with industry
• Consultation point 7: How can the code be effective?

Part 4 provides an opportunity to share your story and thoughts on the issue, or outline any concerns you have about any element of the strategy that is not otherwise covered in parts one and two. (5 mins)

• Consultation point 8: What are the new and emerging technologies that are likely to pose a problem to people’s body image?
• Consultation point 9: Anything else?

If you would like to complete the whole consultation, depending on your input it should take about 30 minutes

What will happen to your submission?

A summary of the key points made throughout submissions will be made available at www.youth.gov.au/ayf. As part of this summary, and the development of the strategy more generally, the Department may quote or reference your submission anonymously.

Submissions will not be made public without express consent. Once information has been made available to the general public the Department has no control over how the information will be disseminated.

The Department, its contractors and agents are bound, in administering the Online Consultation on Body Image, by the provisions of the Privacy Act 1988, which prevents personal information from being disclosed without appropriate consent, unless the disclosure is required or authorised by law. Section 14 of the Privacy Act contains the Information Privacy Principles (IPPs) which prescribe the rules for handling personal information.