Industry Codes

Consolidated Industry Codes of Practice for the Online Industry, Phase 1

(class 1A and class 1B material)

The codes outline steps that online industry participants must take to enhance online protections by reducing access and exposure to certain types of harmful online material, known as Class 1A and 1B material with reference to Australia’s classification scheme. This includes material promoting child sexual abuse, terrorism, extreme crime and violence, crime and violence, and drug-related content.

In line with requirements from the Office of the eSafety Commissioner, separate codes have been developed for each section of the online industry identified by the Online Safety Act. Each schedule, and their common Head Terms, can be downloaded at the links below, in either Word or PDF format.

The codes below have been submitted to the eSafety Commissioner on 18 November 2022 for registration and the industry associations are currently considering feedback provided by the Office of the eSafety Commissioner. The codes submitted were accompanied by

1. A request for registration document that provides more details about the basis upon which the industry associations sought registration of the codes, including details of how the codes meet the criteria of the Online Safety Act 2021 and the expectations outlined in the eSafety Position Paper, and
2. The submissions log and industry associations’ responses to public consultation feedback: this document summarises the issues raised by stakeholders who made submissions during the consultation process and who agreed that their submissions be published on onlinesafety.org.au/submissions. The log also contains a short response by the industry associations to each issue raised in the respective submission.

The feedback provided by the Office of the eSafety Commissioner in response to the codes is also provided in the boxes below.