Bill
Online Safety Amendment (Digital Duty of Care) Bill 2024
lapsed, as at 2025-03-28.
- Sponsor
- Zoe Daniel
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2024-11-25
- second reading — 2024-11-25
- other — 2025-03-28
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2024-11-25.
The bill would give the eSafety Commissioner new powers to regulate how large online platforms design and run their systems and processes.
Large providers with a monthly active user base of 10% of the Australian general or child population would have to assess risks, create mitigation plans, report publicly, and give users control over features like targeted advertising.
Non-compliance could lead to fines of up to 10% of annual turnover and liability for senior Australian managers.
- Imposes a duty of care on large providers for the wellbeing of Australian users.
- Requires mandatory risk assessments and risk mitigation plans for systems and processes.
- Mandates transparency reporting and data access for independent research.
- Creates enforcement mechanisms including fines of up to 10% of annual turnover and senior manager liability.
- Gives end-users the ability to opt out of targeted advertising and reset or turn off personal recommender systems.
Large online service providers with a monthly active user base of 10% of the Australian general or child population, including prominent social media platforms and lesser-known services with extensive underage user bases.
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