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ONLINE SAFETY ACT 2021 - SECT 13A

Relevant electronic service

  (1)   For the purposes of this Act, relevant electronic service means any of the following electronic services:

  (a)   a service that enables end - users to communicate, by means of email, with other end - users;

  (b)   an instant messaging service that enables end - users to communicate with other end - users;

  (c)   an SMS service that enables end - users to communicate with other end - users;

  (d)   an MMS service that enables end - users to communicate with other end - users;

  (e)   a chat service that enables end - users to communicate with other end - users;

  (f)   a service that enables end - users to play online games with other end - users;

  (g)   an electronic service specified in the legislative rules;

but does not include an exempt service (as defined by subsection   ( 2)).

Note 1:   SMS is short for short message service.

Note 2:   MMS is short for multimedia message service.

Exempt services

  (2)   For the purposes of this section, a service is an exempt service if none of the material on the service is accessible to, or delivered to, one or more end - users in Australia.


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