Australia: Lawsuit relating cyber-abuse classification under Online Safety Act (X Corp. and Elston v eSafety Commissioner) (ART Case Nos. 2024/2582 and 2024/2583)
Progress
Current status
in force
01 Jul 2025 in force
Scope
Implementers
Australia
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Administrative Review Tribunal issued ruling in cyber-abuse classification under Online Safety Act (X Corp. and Elston v eSafety Commissioner) (ART Case Nos. 2024/2582 and 2024/2583)
On 1 July 2025, the Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) set aside the decision of the eSafety Commissioner to issue a removal notice in the matter of X Corp. v eSafety Commissioner and Christopher Elston v eSafety Commissioner, in relation to a soc…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court