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ONLINE SAFETY ACT 2021 - SECT 52

Periodic reporting determination

Scope

  (1)   This section applies to the following services:

  (a)   a social media service, if there are basic online safety expectations for the service;

  (b)   a relevant electronic service, if there are basic online safety expectations for the service;

  (c)   a designated internet service, if there are basic online safety expectations for the service.

Determination

  (2)   The Commissioner may, by legislative instrument, determine that each provider of a service included in a specified class of services is required to:

  (a)   do whichever of the following is specified in the determination:

  (i)   prepare periodic reports about the extent to which the provider complied with the applicable basic online safety expectations during such regular intervals as are specified in the determination;

  (ii)   prepare periodic reports about the extent to which the provider complied with one or more specified applicable basic online safety expectations during such regular intervals as are specified in the determination; and

  (b)   prepare those periodic reports in the manner and form specified in the determination; and

  (c)   give each of those periodic reports to the Commissioner:

  (i)   within the period ascertained in accordance with the determination in relation to the periodic report concerned; or

  (ii)   if the Commissioner allows a longer period in relation to the periodic report concerned--within that longer period.

  (3)   An interval specified under subparagraph   (2)(a)(i) or (ii):

  (a)   must not be shorter than 6 months; and

  (b)   must not be longer than 24 months.

  (4)   A period ascertained in accordance with the determination as mentioned in subparagraph   (2)(c)(i) must not be shorter than 28 days after the end of the interval to which the periodic report relates.



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