Hello,
I started reading this thread last night but held off posting till now. I have to congratulate you all that this is the most intelligent thread on this subject. Taking photos in a public place is legal.
The pictures you take are your property. You own them. If somebody else uses them you can sue them.
However, You subjects can still sue you in a civil court (not a criminal court). But they have to prove damages. For example in KittyKats thread about the Queensland Reds players. If they ended up on a website in the described situation as explained and say lost their job, it is possible to be sued and have to compensate them if they lost their job due to your publishing the photos on a website. The fact that these girls are on a nude beach or not doesn't matter. The same rules apply in any public place, clothed or unclothed. The plaintiff would always have to prove damages. So the punchline here is don't photograph famous people, like movie stars, because they can sue you for a substantial amount of money if you ruin their career. However you still own the pictures and it is not illegal to take them and it is still illegal for other people to use your pics without your consent.
Witch opens up a question for KittyKat or any other Australian webmasters. Do you know who owns these sites?:
http://www.tropicaldelights.com/
or
http://www.hush-hush.com
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BECAUSE THEY ARE THIEVING SCUMBAGS!!!!!!
Peace Out and Big Fuckin Pimpin!
BV