Australia: Law empowering Civil and Administrative Tribunal to issue demasking orders
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
19 Jul 2026 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Australia
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
subnational
Timeline of events
Government announced law empowering Civil and Administrative Tribunal to issue demasking orders
On 19 July 2026, the government announced its intention to introduce legislation granting the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) the power to issue "demasking orders", requiring social media companies to disclose the identities of an…
Event type
law
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government