Enhancing Online Safety (Family and Domestic Violence) Legislative Rules 2015 (Cth)

Enhancing Online Safety (Family and Domestic Violence) Legislative Rules 2015

Enhancing Online Safety for Children Act 2015

I, Mitch Fifield, Minister for Communications make these Legislative Rules under subsection 108(1) of the Enhancing Online Safety for Children Act 2015.

Dated 13/12/2015

MITCH FIFIELD

Minister for Communications

1Name of legislative rules

The name of these rules is the Enhancing Online Safety (Family and Domestic Violence) Legislative Rules 2015.

2Commencement

These rules commence on the day after registration.

3Definitions

In these rules:

Act means the Enhancing Online Safety for Children Act 2015

online safety means the capacity of a person to use social media services and electronic services in a safe manner

Note: The following expressions have the meaning given to them by the Act (see subsection 13(1) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003):

1. •

   electronic service; and

2. •

   social media service.

4Conferral of additional functions

For the purposes of paragraph 15(1)(r) of the Act, the following additional functions are specified:

(1) to promote online safety for persons at risk of family or domestic violence, including on the risks of using technology;

(2) to support, encourage and conduct educational, promotional, training and community awareness programs that are relevant to online safety for persons at risk of family or domestic violence; and

(3) to make, on behalf of the Commonwealth, grants of financial assistance in relation to online safety for persons at risk of family or domestic violence.