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#### 4 Definitions 4 Definitions > In this Act— > > access prevention step, in relation to the publication of digital matter, means a step— > > > (a) to remove the matter, or > > > (b) to block, disable or otherwise prevent access, whether by some or all persons, to the matter. > > applicable period for an offer to make amends is defined by section 14. > > associated entity has the same meaning as in section 50AAA of the [Corporations Act 2001](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth. > > Australian court means any court established by or under a law of an Australian jurisdiction (including a court conducting committal proceedings for an indictable offence). > > Australian jurisdiction means— > > > (a) a State, or > > > (b) a Territory, or > > > (c) the Commonwealth. > > Australian tribunal means any tribunal (other than a court) established by or under a law of an Australian jurisdiction that has the power to take evidence from witnesses before it on oath or affirmation (including a Royal Commission or other special commission of inquiry). > > caching service is defined for Part 2, Division 2A by section 10B. > > concerns notice is defined by section 12A. > > conduit service is defined for Part 2, Division 2A by section 10B. > > country includes— > > > (a) a federation and a state, territory, province or other part of a federation, and > > > (b) an Australian jurisdiction. > > digital intermediary, in relation to the publication of digital matter, means a person, other than an author, originator or poster of the matter, who provides or administers the online service by means of which the matter is published. > > Note— > > There may be more than 1 digital intermediary in relation to the publication of the same digital matter. > > digital matter means matter published in electronic form by means of an online service. > > document means any record of information, and includes— > > > (a) anything on which there is writing, and > > > (b) anything on which there are marks, figures, symbols or perforations having a meaning for persons qualified to interpret them, and > > > (c) anything from which sounds, images or writings can be reproduced with or without the aid of anything else, and > > > (d) a map, plan, drawing or photograph. > > electronic communication includes a communication of information in the form of data, text, images or sound (or any combination of these) by means of guided or unguided electromagnetic energy, or both. > > excluded corporation means an excluded corporation referred to in section 9. > > further particulars notice means a further particulars notice referred to in section 12A(3). > > general law means the common law and equity. > > Health Practitioner Regulation National Law means— > > > (a) the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law— > > > > > (i) as in force from time to time, set out in the Schedule to the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009 of Queensland, and > > > > > (ii) as it applies (including with any modifications) as a law of New South Wales or another State or Territory, or > > > (b) the law of another State or Territory that substantially corresponds to the law referred to in paragraph (a). > > matter includes— > > > (a) an article, report, advertisement or other thing communicated by means of a newspaper, magazine or other periodical, and > > > (b) a program, report, advertisement or other thing communicated by means of television, radio, the Internet or any other form of electronic communication, and > > > (c) a letter, note or other writing, and > > > (d) a picture, gesture or oral utterance, and > > > (e) any other thing by means of which something may be communicated to a person. > > offer to make amends means an offer to make amends under Division 1 of Part 3. > > online service means a service provided to a person, whether or not it is requested or it is for a fee or reward, to enable the person to use the internet, including, without limitation, a service enabling a person— > > > (a) to access or connect to the internet, or > > > (b) to use the internet to do 1 or more of the following— > > > > > (i) send or receive content, > > > > > (ii) store content, > > > > > (iii) index content, > > > > > (iv) search for content, > > > > > (v) share content, > > > > > (vi) interact with other persons. > > Examples of an online service— > > > 1 An internet-based social media platform. > > > 2 A forum created or administered by a person using a facility provided by an internet-based social media platform that enables users to share content or interact with other users about a topic. > > > 3 A website or other internet-based platform that enables knowledge to be shared by or with its users. > > parliamentary body means— > > > (a) a parliament or legislature of any country, or > > > (b) a house of a parliament or legislature of any country, or > > > (c) a committee of a parliament or legislature of any country, or > > > (d) a committee of a house or houses of a parliament or legislature of any country. > > poster, in relation to the publication of digital matter, means a person who uses the online service by means of which the matter is published for the purpose of communicating the matter to 1 or more other persons. > > search engine is defined for Part 2, Division 2A by section 10B. > > search engine provider is defined for Part 2, Division 2A by section 10B. > > search result is defined for Part 2, Division 2A by section 10B. > > storage service is defined for Part 2, Division 2A by section 10B. > > substantially true means true in substance or not materially different from the truth. > > Territory means the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory. > > this jurisdiction means New South Wales. > > **s 4:** Am 2017 No 50, Sch 5.7; 2020 No 16, Sch 1\[1\]; 2023 No 36, Sch 1\[1\].