109Removal notice given to the provider of a social media service, relevant electronic service or designated internet service

109 Removal notice given to the provider of a social media service, relevant electronic service or designated internet service

(1) If: (a) material is, or has been, provided on: (i) a social media service; or (ii) a relevant electronic service; or (iii) a designated internet service; and (b) the Commissioner is satisfied that the material is or was class 1 material; and (c) the material can be accessed by end‑users in Australia; and (d) the service is not: (i) an exempt Parliamentary content service; or (ii) an exempt court/tribunal content service; or (iii) an exempt official‑inquiry content service; the Commissioner may give the provider of the service a written notice, to be known as a removal notice, requiring the provider to: (e) take all reasonable steps to ensure the removal of the material from the service; and (f) do so within: (i) 24 hours after the notice was given to the provider; or (ii) such longer period as the Commissioner allows. (2) So far as is reasonably practicable, the material must be identified in the removal notice in a way that is sufficient to enable the provider of the service to comply with the notice.