Terms of Reference

That the following matter be referred to the Environment and Communications References Committee for inquiry and report by 23 November 2016:

Harm being done to Australian children through access to pornography on the Internet, with particular reference to:

  1. trends of online consumption of pornography by children and their impact on the development of healthy and respectful relationships;
  2. current methods taken towards harm minimisation in other jurisdictions, and the effectiveness of those methods;
  3. the identification of any measures with the potential for implementation in Australia; and
  4. any other related matters.

Committee Secretariat contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6277 3526
ec.sen@aph.gov.au

About this inquiry

The harm being done to Australian children through access to pornography on the Internet including trends in children's consumption of pornography, the impact of this on the development of health and respectful relationships, harm minimisation methods used in other jurisdictions and possible measures to be implemented in Australia



Inquiry Status

Submissions Closed

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