Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00852:section:5:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00852
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 5 (pt 1/5)
Character Range: 22722–25586

5  Definitions
  In this Act:
abhorrent violent conduct has the same meaning as in Subdivision H of Division 474 of the Criminal Code.
access includes:
 (a) access that is subject to a pre‑condition (for example, the use of a password); and
 (b) access by way of push technology; and
 (c) access by way of a standing request.
access‑control system, in relation to material, means a system under which:
 (a) persons seeking access to the material have a password, or a Personal Identification Number, that provides a means of limiting access by other persons to the material; or
 (b) persons seeking access to the material have been provided with some other means of limiting access by other persons to the material.
account includes:
 (a) a free account; and
 (b) a pre‑paid account; and
 (c) anything that may reasonably be regarded as the equivalent of an account.
ACMA means the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
adult means an individual who is 18 or older.
age‑restricted social media platform has the meaning given by section 63C.
age‑restricted user means an Australian child who has not reached 16 years.
app includes a computer program.
app distribution service means a service that enables end‑users to download apps, where the download of the apps is by means of a carriage service.
app removal notice means a notice given under section 128.
Appropriation Act means an Act appropriating money for expenditure out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
Australia, when used in a geographical sense, includes all the external Territories.
Australian adult means an adult who is ordinarily resident in Australia.
Australian child means a child who is ordinarily resident in Australia.
Australian hosting service provider means a person who provides a hosting service that involves hosting material in Australia.
Australian police force means:
 (a) the Australian Federal Police; or
 (b) the police force of a State or Territory.
Australians means individuals who are ordinarily resident in Australia.
basic online safety expectations has the meaning given by section 45.
blocking notice means a notice under section 99.
blocking request means a request under section 95.
broadcasting service has the same meaning as in the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.
carriage service has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997.
child means an individual who has not reached 18 years.
civil proceeding includes a civil action.
class 1 material has the meaning given by section 106.
class 2 material has the meaning given by section 107.
Classification Board means the Classification Board established by the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995.
Commissioner means the eSafety Commissioner.
Note: See section 26.
computer game has the same meaning as in the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act