13A

Relevant electronic service

In force

(1)

For the purposes of this Act, relevant electronic service means any of the following electronic services:

(a)

a service that enables end‑users to communicate, by means of email, with other end‑users;

(b)

an instant messaging service that enables end‑users to communicate with other end‑users;

(c)

an SMS service that enables end‑users to communicate with other end‑users;

(d)

an MMS service that enables end‑users to communicate with other end‑users;

(e)

a chat service that enables end‑users to communicate with other end‑users;

(f)

a service that enables end‑users to play online games with other end‑users;

(g)

an electronic service specified in the legislative rules;

but does not include an exempt service (as defined by subsection (2)).

Note 1:

SMS is short for short message service.

Note 2:

MMS is short for multimedia message service.

Exempt services

(2)

For the purposes of this section, a service is an exempt service if none of the material on the service is accessible to, or delivered to, one or more end‑users in Australia.

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