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Superseded draft materials
This page contains superseded drafts of codes and supporting documentation. These documents are outdated but can be accessed below for procedural transparency.
Industry associations first submitted draft codes to the Office of the eSafety Commissioner in November 2022. On 9 February 2023, eSafety made a preliminary assessment of the first draft codes. This assessment requested that additional feedback be considered by industry prior to the codes being resubmitted to the eSafety Commissioner by 9 March 2023, to better address community expectations.
Industry associations requested an extension to conduct a second 30-day round of consultation on the revised draft codes. A short extension was granted, with a deadline set for the revised codes to be resubmitted to the eSafety Commissioner by 31 March 2023, allowing for a two-week period of second public consultation.
During the second consultation period (9 March to 23 March), industry associations sought feedback on the revised codes. These can be found below and include ‘Revised – 9 March’ in the document title.
Also listed below are the superseded draft codes submitted to the eSafety Commissioner on 18 November 2022 for registration. These draft codes include ‘Closed for comment – superseded draft’ in the document title.
Final codes were prepared and submitted to the eSafety Commissioner on 31 March 2023.
Head terms for all code schedules
All schedules relating to different industry sections utilise a common set of Head Terms.
Social media services
Electronic services that enable online social interaction between 2 or more end‑users.
eSafety Feedback on November superseded draft:
Relevant electronic services
Services used for messaging (including SMS and MMS), email, and online gaming.
eSafety Feedback on superseded draft:
Designated internet services
All websites that can be accessed by Australian end-users, including end-user online storage.
eSafety feedback on superseded draft:
Internet search engine services
Software-based services designed to collect and rank information on the World Wide Web in response to user queries.
eSafety feedback on superseded draft:
App distribution services
Services that enable the download of third-party apps by Australian end-users.
eSafety feedback on superseded draft:
Hosting services
Service that hosts stored material, that has been provided on another social media service, relevant electronic service, or designated internet service.
eSafety feedback on superseded draft:
eSafety Feedback Schedule 6 – Hosting Services Online Safety Code (Class 1A and Class 1B Material) – PDF
Internet carriage services
Services provided by Internet Service Providers or ISPs, provided to Australian end-users.
eSafety feedback on superseded draft:
eSafety Feedback Schedule 7 – Internet Carriage Services Online Safety Code (Class 1A and Class 1B Material) – PDF
Manufacturing, supplying, maintaining or Installing equipment
Manufacturers, suppliers, maintenance providers and installation providers of equipment, as well as Operating Service (OS) providers.
Revised – 9 March – Schedule 8 – Equipment Online Safety Code (Class 1A and Class 1B Material) – PDF
Revised – 9 March – Schedule 8 – Equipment Online Safety Code (Class 1A and Class 1B Material) – DOC
eSafety feedback on superseded draft:
eSafety Feedback Schedule 8 – Equipment Online Safety Code (Class 1A and Class 1B Material) – PDF
Second round consultation: Supplementary Explanatory
Memorandum
Details of how industry has approached revision of the codes for the second round of consultation can be found in this explanatory memorandum.
Superseded – 2022 Request for registration
Details about the basis upon which the industry associations sought registration of the codes in November 2022, including details of how the codes meet the criteria of the Online Safety Act 2021 and the expectations outlined in the eSaftey Position Paper.