Terms of Reference

Pursuant to subsection 7(1) of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement Act 2010, the Committee will inquire into and report on the operation and effectiveness of Subdivision H of Division 474 of the Schedule to the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth), with particular reference to:

a) the effectiveness of the AVM Act in ensuring that persons who are internet service providers, or who provide content or hosting services, take timely action to remove or cease hosting abhorrent violent material when it can be accessed using their services; and/or,
b) the effectiveness of the AVM Act in reducing the incidence of misuse of online platforms by perpetrators of violence;
c) the appropriateness of the roles and responsibilities of the eSafety Commissioner and Australian Federal Police under the AVM Act;
d) the appropriateness of the obligations placed on persons who are internet service providers, or who provide content or hosting services, under the AVM Act;
e) the definition of abhorrent violent material under the AVM Act; and,
f) any related matter.

Committee Secretariat contact:

Committee Secretary
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6277 3419
le.committee@aph.gov.au

About this inquiry

Inquiry into the Criminal Code Amendment (Sharing of Abhorrent Violent Material) Act 2019.



Past Public Hearings

17 Nov 2021: Canberra

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Inquiry Status

Report tabled

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