Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993

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122A: Definitions for section 122

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In section 122, you need to know what some words mean. A courier is a person who carries on a business as a courier. Digital content is information kept on a device and accessed through a public data network, but it does not include email or broadcasting services. You should also know that a network operator has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Telecommunications (Interception Capability and Security) Act 2013. A postal operator has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Postal Services Act 1998. A public data network has the same meaning as in section 5 of the Telecommunications Act 2001. A service provider is a person who provides Internet access or email access through a public data network, but it does not include a network operator.

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122ADefinitions for section 122

In section 122,—
courier means a person carrying on business as a courier
digital content—
1. means information that is kept on a data storage device and accessed, or available for access, through a public data network; but
2. does not include email, or information that is transmitted in the form of a broadcasting service
network operator has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Telecommunications (Interception Capability and Security) Act 2013
postal operator has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Postal Services Act 1998
public data network has the same meaning as in section 5 of the Telecommunications Act 2001
service provider—
1. means a person providing Internet access, email access, or both of those facilities, by means of a public data network; but
2. does not include a network operator.

Notes

Section 122A: inserted, on 22 February 2005, by section 25 of the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 2).
Section 122A network operator: amended, on 13 November 2018, by section 40 of the Telecommunications (New Regulatory Framework) Amendment Act 2018 (2018 No 48).
Section 122A network operator: amended, on 11 May 2014, by section 123 of the Telecommunications (Interception Capability and Security) Act 2013 (2013 No 91).