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#### 158 Federal Court may order a person to cease providing a designated internet service
(1) If the Commissioner is satisfied that:
(a) a person is the provider of a designated internet service; and
(b) there were 2 or more occasions during the previous 12 months on which the person contravened a civil penalty provision of this Part; and
(c) as a result of those contraventions, the continued operation of that designated internet service represents a significant community safety risk;
the Commissioner may apply to the Federal Court for an order that the person cease providing that designated internet service.
(2) If the Federal Court is satisfied, on such an application, that:
(a) the person is the provider of a designated internet service; and
(b) there were 2 or more occasions during the previous 12 months on which the person contravened a civil penalty provision of this Part; and
(c) as a result of those contraventions, the continued operation of that designated internet service represents a significant community safety risk;
the Federal Court may order the person to cease providing that designated internet service.