The movie was cut down by 3 minutes and 36 seconds to pass the Australian Censorship Board prior to theatrical release. According to the website 'Refused Classification', "in March 1978, a 2387.2 meter (87:01) print of The ABC of Love and Sex: Australia Style (1978) lost 98.7 meters (03:36) before being awarded an R-rating. The reason for the cuts was 'indecency'.".
About one fifth of the film, the more explicit sexual content footage, was actually filmed in Europe in Sweden, and not at all in Australia.
The film was re-issued in cinemas on a double-bill with director John D. Lamond's next picture Felicity (1978) which it also played with at Australian drive-ins.
The film was promoted as being "A Modern Manual of Love and Sexuality" and "A Joyous Lesson in Love, Sexuality and Sensuality".
The producers of the film, such as John D. Lamond, provided a warning and a disclaimer on Australian movies posters for the picture. It stated: "IMPORTANT! We, the Producers, believe that this film should be seen by all Australians of mature age but we advise that some members of the community may be offended".
John-Michael Howson: The Australian television celebrity as a man dressed in leather at an orgy during the "N" segment.