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ENHANCING ONLINE SAFETY FOR CHILDREN ACT 2015 (NO. 24, 2015) - SECT 3

Simplified outline of this Act

•       There is to be a Children's e-Safety Commissioner.

•       A key function of the Commissioner is to administer a complaints system for cyber-bullying material targeted at an Australian child.

•      The complaints system includes the following components:

       (a)     a 2-tiered scheme for the rapid removal from social media services of cyber-bullying material targeted at an Australian child;

      (b)     a tier 1 social media service may be requested to remove from the service cyber-bullying material targeted at an Australian child;

       (c)     a tier 2 social media service may be given a notice (a social media service notice ) requiring the removal from the service of cyber-bullying material targeted at an Australian child;

      (d)     a person who posts cyber-bullying material targeted at an Australian child may be given a notice (an end-user notice ) requiring the person to remove the material, refrain from posting cyber-bullying material or apologise for posting the material.

•       The functions of the Commissioner also include:

       (a)     promoting online safety for children; and

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

       (c)     administering the online content scheme that was previously administered by the ACMA.



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