PART 1
PRELIMINARY
Short title and commencement
1. This Act is the Online Criminal Harms Act 2023 and comes into operation on a date that the Minister appoints by notification in the Gazette.
Interpretation
2.—(1) In this Act—
“access”, in relation to any online activity, online material, online location or online service, includes—
- (a) access that is subject to a precondition, such as the use of a password;
- (b) access by way of push technology;
- (c) access by way of a standing request; and
- (d) access for a limited time only;
“access blocking direction” means a direction described in section 10;
“access blocking order” means an order described in section 29;
“account” includes—
- (a) a free account;
- (b) a prepaid account; and
- (c) anything that may reasonably be regarded as the equivalent of an account;
“account restriction direction” means a direction described in section 11;
“app” includes a computer program;
“app distribution service” means an online service that enables the distribution or download of an app;
“app removal direction” means a direction described in section 12;
