Harmful Digital Communications Bill

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Harmful Digital Communications Bill

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	Key
1	Title
2	Commencement
	Part 1 Approved Agency and enforcement
	Subpart 1—Purpose, interpretation, the Crown, and communication principles
3	Purpose
4	Interpretation
5	Act binds the Crown
	Communication principles
6	Communication principles
	Subpart 2—Enforcement provisions
	Approved Agency
7	Approved Agency
8	Functions and powers of Approved Agency
8A	Power of Approved Agency to delegate
9	Protection for employees of Approved Agency
	Proceedings may be brought in District Court
10	Who may bring proceedings
11	Threshold for proceedings
12	District Court may refer matter back to Approved Agency
12A	Court may require Approved Agency to provide information
	Procedure
13	Applications
14	Mode of hearing and evidence
15	Technical advisers
16	Interim orders
17	Orders that may be made by court
17A	Court may vary or discharge order
	Offences
18	Offence of non-compliance with order
19	Causing harm by posting digital communication
	Liability of online content host
20	~~Liability of online content host for content posted by user~~
~~20A~~	~~Further provisions relating to liability of online content host~~
20	Liability of online content host for content posted by user
20A	Process for obtaining protection against liability for specific content
20B	Further provisions related to section 20A
	Regulations and rules
21	Regulations
22	Rules
22A	Consequential amendments to other Acts
	Part 2 Amendments to other Acts concerning use of digital communications
	Subpart 1—Crimes Act 1961
23	Principal Act
24	Section 179 amended (Aiding and abetting suicide)
	Subpart 2—Harassment Act 1997
25	Principal Act
26	Section 3 amended (Meaning of harassment)
27	Section 4 amended (Meaning of specified act)
28	Section 19 amended (Standard conditions of restraining orders)
	Subpart 3—Human Rights Act 1993
29	Principal Act
30	Section 61 amended (Racial disharmony)
31	Section 62 amended (Sexual harassment)
32	Section 63 amended (Racial harassment)
	Subpart 4—Privacy Act 1993
33	Principal Act
34	Section 6 amended (Information privacy principles)
35	Section 56 amended (Personal information relating to domestic affairs)
	Schedule Consequential amendments to other Acts
	Legislative history

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