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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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