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Australia: Hosting Services Online Safety Code (Class 1C and Class 2 Material) under Online Safety Act 2021

Progress

Current status
adopted
27 Dec 2025 in force
27 Jun 2025 adopted
20 May 2025 under deliberation
28 Feb 2025 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Australia
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

27 Dec 2025
in force

Hosting Services Online Safety Code (Class 1C and Class 2 Material) enters into force

On 27 December 2025, the Hosting Services Online Safety Code (Class 1C and Class 2 Material) under the Online Safety Act 2021 enters into force. The Code was developed by the Australian online industry, including the Australian Mobile Telecommunicat…

Source
Event type order
Action type implementation
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body
27 Jun 2025
adopted

eSafety Commissioner registered Hosting Services Online Safety Code (Class 1C and Class 2 Material)

On 27 June 2025, the eSafety Commissioner approved the Hosting Services Online Safety Code (Class 1C and Class 2 Material) under the Online Safety Act 2021, submitted by industry. The Code was developed by the Australian online industry, including t…

Source
Event type order
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body
20 May 2025
under deliberation

Online industry submitted final draft Hosting Services Online Safety Code (Class 1C and Class 2 Material) to eSafety Commissioner for review

On 20 May 2025, the final draft of the Hosting Services Online Safety Code (Class 1C and Class 2 Material) under the Online Safety Act 2021 was submitted to the eSafety Commissioner for review. This follows the eSafety Commissioner's letter to indus…

Source
Event type order
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body
28 Feb 2025
under deliberation

Online industry submitted Hosting Services Online Safety Code (Class 1C and Class 2 Material) to eSafety Commissioner for review

On 28 February 2025, the Hosting Services Online Safety Code (Class 1C and Class 2 Material) under the Online Safety Act 2021 was submitted to the eSafety Commissioner for review. The code was developed by the Australian online industry, including t…

Source
Event type order
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body