Summary Offences Act 1953

In this Part—

broadcasting includes datacasting;

carriage service provider has the same meaning as in section 87 of the Telecommunications

Act 1997 of the Commonwealth;

Commonwealth

Criminal Code means the Criminal Code set out in the Schedule to the Criminal

Code Act 1995 of the Commonwealth, or a law of the Commonwealth that replaces that

Code;

computer data means electronic data from which an image, sound or text may be created by means of a computer;

computer record or system means a computer disk or tape or other object or device on which computer data is stored;

distribute includes—

communicate, exhibit, send, supply, upload or transmit; and

make available for access by another, but does not include distribution by a person solely in the person's capacity as an internet service provider, internet content host or a carriage service provider;

extremist material—see section 36A;

internet content host has the same meaning as in Schedule 5 of the Broadcasting

Services Act 1992 of the Commonwealth;

internet service provider has the same meaning as in Schedule 5 of the Broadcasting

Services Act 1992 of the Commonwealth;

law enforcement personnel means police officers or officers of a law enforcement agency;

material includes—

any written or printed material; or

any picture, painting or drawing; or

any carving, sculpture, statue or figure; or

any photograph, film, video recording or other object or thing from which an image may be reproduced; or

any computer data or the computer record or system containing the data;

or

any other material or object on which an image or representation is recorded or from which an image or representation may be reproduced;

media organisation means—

an organisation that engages in broadcasting pursuant to a licence under the Broadcasting

Services Act 1992 of the Commonwealth or that is otherwise authorised under a law of the Commonwealth to engage in broadcasting; or

an organisation that is a constituent body of the Australian Press

Council or is authorised under a law of the Commonwealth to engage in publishing;

publish means publish by newspaper, radio or television, or on the internet, or by other similar means of communication to the public;

terrorist act has the same meaning as in Part 5.3 of the Commonwealth Criminal

Code;

terrorist organisation means an organisation referred to in paragraph (b) of the definition of terrorist organisation in Division 102 of the Commonwealth Criminal Code.