Submissions

Submission: Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2024

Posted on October 2, 2024 | in submissions

We have significant concerns about the breadth of powers that the Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2024 proposes to grant the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) with limited mechanisms for oversight and accountability.

Submission: Statutory Review of the Online Safety Act

Posted on June 25, 2024 | in Submissions

The Online Safety Act commenced in January 2022. It provides broad powers to the online safety regulator, the eSafety Commissioner.

Submission: Basic Online Safety Expectations Amendment

Posted on March 1, 2024 | in Submissions

The BOSE outline the Australian Government’s expectations that apps, websites, social media and other services will take reasonable steps to keep Australians safe. Read more about the BOSE on the eSafety website here.

Submission: Online Safety Draft Industry Standards

Posted on January 7, 2024 | in Submissions

Under the Online Safety Act, the eSafety Commissioner can require industry bodies to draft industry codes to deal with Class 1 and Class 2 material. In 2022, a group of industry bodies commenced drafting industry codes to handle Class 1A and 1B material – this includes Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) and/or Child Sexual Exploitation Material (CSEM), “pro-terror” material, as well as material that deals with crime and violence, and drug-related content.

Submission: Digital ID Bill 2023 exposure draft

Posted on November 13, 2023 | in Submissions

In October 2023 the Digital ID Taskforce (in the Department of Finance) closed a public consultation on the exposure draft of a proposed Digital ID Bill 2023. This follows their previous consultation on a 2021 exposure draft of the Trusted Digital Identity Framework (see our submission for that consultation here).

Submission: Identity Verification Services Bill

Posted on October 15, 2023 | in Submissions

In September 2023 the Identity Verification Services Bill 2023 was introduced to Parliament. The Bill was referred to an Inquiry by the Senate Standing Committees on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, and Digital Rights Watch made a submission. The Committee is required to report by the 9th of November 2023.