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Online Safety Act 2021
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17 Hosting service
For the purposes of this Act, if: (a) a person (the first person) hosts stored material that has been provided on: (i) a social media service; or (ii) a relevant electronic service; or (iii) a designated internet service; and (b) the first person or another person provides: (i) a social media service; or (ii) a relevant electronic service; or (iii) a designated internet service; on which the hosted material is provided; the hosting of the stored material by the first person is taken to be the provision by the first person of a hosting service.