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Cth Bill Proposes New Social Media Laws
Thursday 17 February 2022 @ 1.44 p.m. | IP & Media | Legal Research
The Social Media (Anti-Trolling) Bill 2022 (Cth) (the “Bill”) was introduced to the House of Representatives on 10 February 2022, by Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts Paul Fletcher (the "Minister").
› READ MORESenate Committee Releases Report on Inquiry into Press Freedom
Tuesday 25 May 2021 @ 10.27 a.m. | IP & Media | Legal Research
On 19 May 2021, the Environment and Communications References Committee ('the ECRC') published its report regarding its inquiry into press freedom (‘the Report’). The inquiry was referred to the ECRC by the Senate on 23 July 2019.
› READ MOREQLD Introduces Defamation (Model Provisions) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021
Thursday 29 April 2021 @ 7.59 a.m. | IP & Media | Legal Research | Torts, Damages & Civil Liability
The Defamation (Model Provisions) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 (Qld) (‘the Bill’) was introduced into the Queensland Legislative Assembly on 20 April 2021 by Shannon Fentiman, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice (‘the Minister’). The Bill seeks to introduce amendments to implement the Model Defamation Amendment Provisions 2020 (‘MDAPs’), which were agreed to in July 2020 by the Attorneys-General of all States and Territories.
› READ MORECTH Online Safety Bill referred to Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee
Tuesday 9 March 2021 @ 8.43 a.m. | Crime | IP & Media | Legal Research
On 25 February 2021, the Online Safety Bill 2021 (Cth) (‘the Bill’) was referred to the Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee. A report from the Committee is due on 11 March 2021. The Bill was introduced to the House of Representatives by Mr Paul Fletcher, Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts (‘the Minister’) on 24 February 2021. The Bill seeks to strengthen the national approach to online safety for children and adults by proposing to establish a “cyberabuse take-down scheme”, largely through the granting of new, more expansive powers to the eSafety Commissioner.
› READ MORECTH Bill to Amend Australia's Registered Designs System
Tuesday 8 December 2020 @ 12.59 p.m. | IP & Media | Legal Research
On 2 December 2020, the Federal Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Senator Michaelia Cash, introduced the Designs Amendment (Advisory Council on Intellectual Property Response) Bill 2020 (Cth) (“the Bill”) into the Senate.
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