Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00023:clause:8_3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00023
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 8 cl 3
Character Range: 1041066–1042968

3  Online content service
 (1) For the purposes of this Schedule, online content service means:
 (a) a service that delivers content to persons having equipment appropriate for receiving that content, where the delivery of the service is by means of an internet carriage service; or
 (b) a service that allows end‑users to access content using an internet carriage service;
where the service:
 (c) is provided to the public (whether on payment of a fee or otherwise); and
 (d) has a geographical link to Australia;
but does not include a service to the extent to which it is:
 (e) an exempt online simulcast service; or
 (f) an exempt Parliamentary content service (within the meaning of Schedule 7); or
 (g) an exempt court/tribunal content service (within the meaning of Schedule 7); or
 (h) an exempt official‑inquiry content service (within the meaning of Schedule 7); or
 (i) a service that enables end‑users to communicate, by means of voice calls, with other end‑users; or
 (j) a service that enables end‑users to communicate, by means of video calls, with other end‑users; or
 (k) a service that enables end‑users to communicate, by means of email, with other end‑users; or
 (l) an instant messaging service that enables end‑users to communicate with other end‑users; or
 (m) an SMS service that enables end‑users to communicate with other end‑users; or
 (n) an MMS service that enables end‑users to communicate with other end‑users; or
 (o) a service that delivers content by fax; or
 (p) an exempt data storage service (within the meaning of Schedule 7); or
 (q) an exempt back‑up service (within the meaning of Schedule 7); or
 (r) a service determined under subclause (2).
Note 1: SMS is short for short message service.
Note 2: MMS is short for multimedia message service.
 (2) The ACMA may, by legislative instrument, determine one or more services for the purposes of paragraph (1)(r).