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ENHANCING ONLINE SAFETY FOR CHILDREN ACT 2015 (NO. 24, 2015) - SECT 15

Functions of the Commissioner

             (1)  The functions of the Commissioner are:

                     (a)  such functions as are conferred on the Commissioner by:

                              (i)  this Act; or

                             (ii)  Schedules 5 and 7 to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 ; or

                            (iii)  any other law of the Commonwealth; and

                     (b)  to promote online safety for children; and

                     (c)  to support and encourage the implementation of measures to improve online safety for children; and

                     (d)  to coordinate activities of Commonwealth Departments, authorities and agencies relating to online safety for children; and

                     (e)  to collect, analyse, interpret and disseminate information relating to online safety for children; and

                      (f)  to support, encourage, conduct, accredit and evaluate educational, promotional and community awareness programs that are relevant to online safety for children; and

                     (g)  to make, on behalf of the Commonwealth, grants of financial assistance in relation to online safety for children; and

                     (h)  to support, encourage, conduct and evaluate research about online safety for children; and

                      (i)  to publish (whether on the internet or otherwise) reports and papers relating to online safety for children; and

                      (j)  to give the Minister reports about online safety for children; and

                     (k)  to advise the Minister about online safety for children; and

                      (l)  to consult and cooperate with other persons, organisations and governments on online safety for children; and

                    (m)  to advise and assist persons in relation to their obligations under this Act; and

                     (n)  to monitor compliance with this Act; and

                     (o)  to promote compliance with this Act; and

                     (p)  to formulate, in writing, guidelines or statements that:

                              (i)  recommend best practices for persons and bodies involved in online safety for children; and

                             (ii)  are directed towards facilitating the timely and appropriate resolution of incidents involving cyber-bullying material targeted at an Australian child; and

                     (q)  to promote guidelines and statements formulated under paragraph (p); and

                      (r)  such other functions (if any) as are specified in the legislative rules; and

                      (s)  to do anything incidental to or conducive to the performance of any of the above functions.

Grants

             (2)  Financial assistance may be granted under paragraph (1)(g) to:

                     (a)  a State; or

                     (b)  a Territory; or

                     (c)  a person other than a State or Territory.

             (3)  The terms and conditions on which financial assistance is granted under paragraph (1)(g) are to be set out in a written agreement between the Commonwealth and the grant recipient.

             (4)  An agreement under subsection (3) is to be entered into by the Commissioner on behalf of the Commonwealth.

Guidelines and statements are not legislative instruments

             (5)  Guidelines and statements formulated under paragraph (1)(p) are not legislative instruments.



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