Enhancing Online Safety (Non-consensual Sharing of Intimate Images) Bill 2018

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  • Enhancing Online Safety (Non-consensual Sharing of Intimate Images) Bill 2017
Type
Government
Portfolio
Communications and the Arts
Originating house
Senate
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the: Enhancing Online Safety Act 2015 to: prohibit the posting of, or threatening to post, an intimate image without consent on a social media service, relevant electronic service or a designated internet service; establish a complaints and objections system to be administered by the eSafety Commissioner; provide the commissioner with powers to issue removal notices or remedial directions; establish a civil penalty regime to be administered by the commissioner; and enable the commissioner to seek a civil penalty order from a relevant court, issue an infringement notice, obtain an injunction or enforce an undertaking, or issue a formal warning for contraventions of the civil penalty provisions; and Broadcasting Services Act 1992 to make a consequential amendment.

Progress

Senate
Introduced and read a first time 06 Dec 2017
Second reading moved 06 Dec 2017
Second reading debate 13 Feb 2018
Second reading agreed to 13 Feb 2018
Committee of the Whole debate
  • Amendment details: 1 Opposition agreed to
13 Feb 2018
Committee of the Whole debate
  • Amendment details: 1 Nick Xenophon Team agreed to
14 Feb 2018
Third reading agreed to 14 Feb 2018
House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 15 Feb 2018
Second reading moved 15 Aug 2018
Second reading debate 15 Aug 2018
Second reading debate 16 Aug 2018
Second reading agreed to 16 Aug 2018
Consideration in detail debate
  • Amendment details: 1 Government agreed to
16 Aug 2018
Third reading agreed to 16 Aug 2018
Senate
Message from House of Reps reported 20 Aug 2018
Consideration of House of Reps message
  • Details: Senate agreed to House amendment
23 Aug 2018
Finally passed both Houses 23 Aug 2018
Assent
  • Act no: 96
  • Year: 2018
31 Aug 2018

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

Explanatory memoranda

Proposed amendments

House of representatives

Senate

Schedules of amendments

Notes

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Text of bill

  • First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
  • Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
  • As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

  • Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
  • Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
  • Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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