Australia Basic Online Safety Expectations

Legislation or legislative material

Website/link: https://www.esafety.gov.au/industry/basic-online-safety-expectations#transparency

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Published date: January 21, 2022

Country: Australia

Region: Oceania

Legislation status: Legislation in force

Subject tag: Advertising | Child safety | Disinformation and misinformation | Terrorism and violent extremism

The Basic Online Safety Expectations, known as ‘the Expectations’, are a key element of the Online Safety Act.

They outline the Australian Government’s expectations that social media, messaging and gaming service providers and other apps and websites will take reasonable steps to keep Australians safe.

The Minister for Communications established the Expectations through a legislative instrument called a determination.

The eSafety Commissioner has issued mandatory transparency notices to a number of services requiring answers to specific questions about the policies, resources, processes and technology in place to ensure safety. Reports summarising industry responses are available on the eSafety website.

Government of Australia