Commonwealth Numbered Acts

ENHANCING ONLINE SAFETY FOR CHILDREN ACT 2015 (NO. 24, 2015) - SECT 9

             (1)  For the purposes of this Act, social media service means:

                     (a)  an electronic service that satisfies the following conditions:

                              (i)  the sole or primary purpose of the service is to enable online social interaction between 2 or more end-users;

                             (ii)  the service allows end-users to link to, or interact with, some or all of the other end-users;

                            (iii)  the service allows end-users to post material on the service;

                            (iv)  such other conditions (if any) as are set out in the legislative rules; or

                     (b)  an electronic service specified in the legislative rules;

but does not include an exempt service (as defined by subsection (4) or (5)).

Note:          Online social interaction does not include (for example) online business interaction.

             (2)  For the purposes of subparagraph (1)(a)(i), online social interaction includes online interaction that enables end-users to share material for social purposes.

Note:          Social purposes does not include (for example) business purposes.

             (3)  In determining whether the condition set out in subparagraph (1)(a)(i) is satisfied, disregard any of the following purposes:

                     (a)  the provision of advertising material on the service;

                     (b)  the generation of revenue from the provision of advertising material on the service.

Exempt services

             (4)  For the purposes of this section, a service is an exempt service if:

                     (a)  none of the material on the service is accessible to, or delivered to, one or more end-users in Australia; or

                     (b)  the service is specified in the legislative rules.

             (5)  If the Commissioner is satisfied that:

                     (a)  an electronic service has controls on:

                              (i)  who can access material, or who can be delivered material, provided on the service; or

                             (ii)  the material that can be posted on the service; and

                     (b)  those controls will be effective in achieving the result that none of the material provided on the service could be cyber-bullying material targeted at an Australian child;

the Commissioner may, by writing, declare that the service is an exempt service for the purposes of this section.

             (6)  A declaration made under subsection (5) is not a legislative instrument.