Australia: Online industry submitted App Distribution Services Online Safety Code (Class 1C and Class 2 Material) to eSafety Commissioner for review

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

On 27 March 2025, the App Distribution Services Online Safety Code (Class 1C and Class 2 Material) was submitted to the eSafety Commissioner for review under the Online Safety Act 2021. The Code was developed by Australian industry associations incl…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: app stores, software provider: other software
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2025-03-27
under deliberation

On 27 March 2025, the App Distribution Services Online Safety Code (Class 1C and Class 2 Material) …

2025-05-20
under deliberation

On 20 May 2025, the final draft of the App Distribution Services Online Safety Code (Class 1C and C…

2025-09-09
adopted

On 9 September 2025, the eSafety Commissioner registered the App Distribution Services Online Safet…

2026-03-09
in force

On 9 March 2026, the App Distribution Services Online Safety Code (Class 1C and Class 2 Material) u…