4Simplified outline of this Act

#### 4 Simplified outline of this Act • There is to be an eSafety Commissioner. • The functions of the Commissioner include: (a) promoting online safety for Australians; and (b) administering a complaints system for cyber‑bullying material targeted at an Australian child; and (c) administering a complaints system for cyber‑abuse material targeted at an Australian adult; and (d) administering a complaints and objections system for non‑consensual sharing of intimate images; and (e) administering the online content scheme; and (f) coordinating activities of Commonwealth Departments, authorities and agencies relating to online safety for Australians. • The complaints system for cyber‑bullying material targeted at an Australian child includes the following components: (a) the provider of a social media service, a relevant electronic service or a designated internet service may be given a notice (a removal notice) requiring the removal from the service of cyber‑bullying material targeted at an Australian child; (b) a hosting service provider who hosts cyber‑bullying material targeted at an Australian child may be given a notice (a removal notice) requiring the provider to cease hosting the material; (c) a person who posts cyber‑bullying material targeted at an Australian child may be given a notice (an end‑user notice) requiring the person to remove the material, refrain from posting cyber‑bullying material or apologise for posting the material. • The complaints system for cyber‑abuse material targeted at an Australian adult includes the following components: (a) the provider of a social media service, a relevant electronic service or a designated internet service may be given a notice (a removal notice) requiring the removal from the service of cyber‑abuse material targeted at an Australian adult; (b) a person who posts cyber‑abuse material targeted at an Australian adult may be given a notice (a removal notice) requiring the person to remove the material; (c) a hosting service provider who hosts cyber‑abuse material targeted at an Australian adult may be given a notice (a removal notice) requiring the provider to cease hosting the material. • The complaints and objections system for non‑consensual sharing of intimate images includes the following components: (a) a person who posts, or threatens to post, an intimate image may be liable to a civil penalty; (b) the provider of a social media service, relevant electronic service or designated internet service may be given a notice (a removal notice) requiring the provider to remove an intimate image from the service; (c) an end‑user of a social media service, relevant electronic service or designated internet service who posts an intimate image on the service may be given a notice (a removal notice) requiring the end‑user to remove the image from the service; (d) a hosting service provider who hosts an intimate image may be given a notice (a removal notice) requiring the provider to cease hosting the image. • The online content scheme includes the following components: (a) the provider of a social media service, relevant electronic service or designated internet service may be given a notice (a removal notice) requiring the provider to remove certain material; (b) a hosting service provider may be given a notice (a removal notice) requiring the provider to cease hosting certain material; (c) the provider of an internet search engine service may be given a notice (a link deletion notice) requiring the provider to cease providing a link to certain material; (d) the provider of an app distribution service may be given a notice (an app removal notice) requiring the provider to cease enabling end‑users to download an app that facilitates the posting of certain material on a social media service, relevant electronic service or designated internet service; (e) bodies and associations that represent sections of the online industry may develop industry codes; (f) the Commissioner may make an industry standard; (g) the Commissioner may make service provider determinations regulating service providers in the online industry. • The Minister may determine basic online safety expectations for social media services, relevant electronic services and designated internet services. • An internet service provider may be requested or required to block access to: (a) material that promotes abhorrent violent conduct; or (b) material that incites abhorrent violent conduct; or (c) material that instructs in abhorrent violent conduct; or (d) material that depicts abhorrent violent conduct. • There are age restrictions for certain social media platforms. A provider of such a platform must take reasonable steps to prevent children who have not reached a minimum age from having accounts.