{"id":"F2015L02060","name":"Enhancing Online Safety (Family and Domestic Violence) Legislative Rules 2015","slug":"enhancing-online-safety-family-and-domestic-violence-legislative-rules-2015","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":438509,"registerId":"F2015L02060-fast-fetch-1775954904451","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Enhancing Online Safety (Family and Domestic Violence) Legislative Rules 2015","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms](image.001.png)\n\n \n\nEnhancing Online Safety (Family and Domestic Violence) Legislative Rules 2015\n\nEnhancing Online Safety for Children Act 2015\n\nI, Mitch Fifield, Minister for Communications make these Legislative Rules under subsection 108(1) of the Enhancing Online Safety for Children Act 2015.\n\nDated 13/12/2015\n\n \n\nMITCH FIFIELD\n\nMinister for Communications\n\n \n\n \n\n# 1                     Name of legislative rules\n\nThe name of these rules is the Enhancing Online Safety (Family and Domestic Violence) Legislative Rules 2015.\n\n# 2                     Commencement\n\nThese rules commence on the day after registration.\n\n# 3                     Definitions\n\nIn these rules:\n\nAct means the Enhancing Online Safety for Children Act 2015\n\nonline safety means the capacity of a person to use social media services and electronic services in a safe manner\n\nNote: The following expressions have the meaning given to them by the Act (see subsection 13(1) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003):\n\n- electronic service; and\n- social media service.\n\n\n# 4                     Conferral of additional functions\n\nFor the purposes of paragraph 15(1)(r) of the Act, the following additional functions are specified:\n\n(1)   to promote online safety for persons at risk of family or domestic violence, including on the risks of using technology;\n\n(2)   to support, encourage and conduct educational, promotional, training and community awareness programs that are relevant to online safety for persons at risk of family or domestic violence; and\n\n(3)   to make, on behalf of the Commonwealth, grants of financial assistance in relation to online safety for persons at risk of family or domestic violence.\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2115},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"These rules significantly expand the scope of the Enhancing Online Safety for Children Act 2015 beyond its original focus on children's safety. By conferring specific functions relating to 'persons at risk of family or domestic violence' (which includes adults), the instrument broadens the eSafety Commissioner’s mandate to cover technology-facilitated abuse in domestic violence contexts, representing a material extension of the regulatory scheme."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 short sections with minimal text","Just 2 defined terms ('Act' and 'online safety') within the instrument itself","Simple, unqualified list of 3 additional functions with no exceptions, conditions, or nested logic","Limited cross-referencing (only to empowering provision s 108(1) and target provision s 15(1)(r) of the parent Act)"],"plain_english_summary":"These rules expand the eSafety Commissioner’s remit to specifically protect people experiencing family and domestic violence from technology-facilitated abuse. They require the Commissioner to promote tailored education, run targeted programs and training, and provide grant funding to organisations that help victims counter online stalking, harassment and non-consensual image sharing.  \n\nThis directs dedicated resources to adults and children at risk so victims can better recognise and defend against digital forms of control and abuse."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/enhancing-online-safety-family-and-domestic-violence-legislative-rules-2015","history":"/api/acts/enhancing-online-safety-family-and-domestic-violence-legislative-rules-2015/history","analysis":"/api/acts/enhancing-online-safety-family-and-domestic-violence-legislative-rules-2015/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/enhancing-online-safety-family-and-domestic-violence-legislative-rules-2015/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/enhancing-online-safety-family-and-domestic-violence-legislative-rules-2015/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/enhancing-online-safety-family-and-domestic-violence-legislative-rules-2015/documents"}}