{"id":"F2015L01636","name":"Enhancing Online Safety for Children (Tier 2 Social Media Services) Declaration 2015","slug":"enhancing-online-safety-for-children-tier-2-social-media-services-declaration-2015","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":93459,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2015L01636-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name of declaration","content":"#### 1 Name of declaration\n\n  This declaration is the Enhancing Online Safety for Children (Tier 2 Social Media Services) Declaration 2015.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n  This declaration commences on day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 3 Definitions\n\n  In this declaration:\n\n> Act means Enhancing Online Safety for Children Act 2015.\n\n> Note: A number of expressions used in this declaration are defined in the Act, including the following:\n\n    (a) social media service;\n    (b) tier 2 social media service.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Declared services","content":"#### 4 Declared services\n\n  Each of the following social media services is declared to be a tier 2 social media service for the purposes of the Act:\n  (a) Google +, a social media service provided by Google Inc., having an office at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.\n  (b) YouTube, a social media service provided by Google Inc., having an office at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.\n  (c) Facebook, a social media service provided by Facebook Ireland Limited, having an office at 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland.\n  (d) Instagram, a social media service provided by Instagram, LLC, having an office at 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2098},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The declaration maintains its original narrow scope of designating four specific named social media services as tier 2 services under the Act. There is no evidence of expansion beyond the originally listed platforms."},"complexity_factors":["Only one defined term in the declaration itself ('Act')","Simple declaratory structure with no conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Minimal cross-referencing (only noting that other terms are defined in the parent Act)","Short length (4 operative sections) with direct naming of specific corporate entities"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration names four major social media platforms as **\"tier 2 social media services\"** under the Enhancing Online Safety for Children Act 2015.\n\nThe platforms covered are:\n- **Google+**\n- **YouTube**\n- **Facebook**\n- **Instagram**\n\nBeing classified as a \"tier 2\" service brings these companies under specific legal obligations designed to protect children online. These obligations include requirements to take down harmful cyberbullying material when notified and to cooperate with the eSafety Commissioner (the government regulator for online safety).\n\n**Why this matters:** This declaration ensures these specific platforms must comply with Australian online safety laws, giving the eSafety Commissioner power to enforce standards for responding to serious cyberbullying affecting Australian children."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/enhancing-online-safety-for-children-tier-2-social-media-services-declaration-2015","history":"/api/acts/enhancing-online-safety-for-children-tier-2-social-media-services-declaration-2015/history","analysis":"/api/acts/enhancing-online-safety-for-children-tier-2-social-media-services-declaration-2015/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/enhancing-online-safety-for-children-tier-2-social-media-services-declaration-2015/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/enhancing-online-safety-for-children-tier-2-social-media-services-declaration-2015/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/enhancing-online-safety-for-children-tier-2-social-media-services-declaration-2015/documents"}}