Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered Acts(1) For the purposes of this Act, if material satisfies the following conditions:
(a) the material is provided on:
(i) a social media service; or
(ii) a relevant electronic service; or
(iii) a designated internet service;
(b) an ordinary reasonable person would conclude that:
(i) it is likely that the material was intended to have an effect on a particular Australian child; and
(ii) the material would be likely to have the effect on the Australian child of seriously threatening, seriously intimidating, seriously harassing or seriously humiliating the Australian child;
(c) such other conditions (if any) as are set out in the legislative rules;
then:
(d) the material is cyber-bullying material targeted at the Australian child ; and
(e) the Australian child is the target of the material.
(2) An effect mentioned in subsection (1) may be:
(a) a direct result of the material being accessed by, or delivered to, the Australian child; or
(b) an indirect result of the material being accessed by, or delivered to, one or more other persons .
(3) Subsection (1) has effect subject to subsection (4).
(4) For the purposes of this Act, if:
(a) a person is:
(i) in a position of authority over an Australian child; and
(ii) an end-user of a social media service, relevant electronic service or designated internet service; and
(b) in the lawful exercise of that authority, the person posts material on the service; and
(c) the posting of the material is reasonable action taken in a reasonable manner;
the material is taken not to be cyber-bullying material targeted at the Australian child.