Australia - Digital Media - Content Policies & Regulations

Synopsis

This report has been archived. The Australian governments, both Federal and State, have largely attempted to regulate the Internet and online content unsuccessfully, despite their best efforts. This reference report considers the major regulatory regimes that cover the Internet and online content.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Providing Internet security for our children
• 3. Developments in 2006
  • 3.1 Technology might solve cross-media laws
  • 3.2 Content regulations - 2006
  • 3.3 Video streaming regulation
  • 3.4 Code 2 replaced
• 4. policy and regulatory frameworks – HISTORIC OVERVIEW
  • 4.1 Federal Government Online policy – 1996
  • 4.2 The TIO and the Internet market
  • 4.3 Role of the ABA in online content
    • 4.3.1 The ABA online services report –1996
    • 4.3.2 Industry Task Force
  • 4.4 Online State regulation
    • 4.4.1 South Australia
    • 4.4.2 New South Wales
    • 4.4.3 Victoria
    • 4.4.4 Northern Territory
    • 4.4.5 Western Australia
• 5. Internet censorship
  • 5.1 Ill-conceived, confusing, unworkable
    • 5.1.1 Online Services Act –1999
  • 5.2 Codes of Practice
  • 5.3 NetAlert
    • 5.3.1 Report on effectiveness of filtering software
  • 5.4 Adult verification system
  • 5.5 Net censorship a waste of money
  • 5.6 Child pornography regulations
• 6. Privacy issues
• 7. Anti-spam strategies
  • 7.1 SPAM victory at BuddeComm
  • 7.2 Self-regulation
  • 7.3 Legislation
  • 7.4 Industry initiatives
• 8. Gambling
  • 8.1 Interactive Gambling Moratorium Bill
  • 8.2 Interactive Gambling Act 2001
  • 8.3 Interactive gambling review
• 9. Cybersquatting
• 10. Cybercrime
• 11. Related reports

• Table 1 – Where Spam comes from

• Exhibit 1 – A proposed framework for regulating content on the Internet – 1997
• Exhibit 2 – Deficiencies of the Online Services Act
• Exhibit 3 – SpamTrap