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Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993

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119A: Definitions for Part 7A

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In this part of the law, you need to know what some words mean. A livestream is when images or sounds are sent over the Internet as they happen. You can read more about this in section 149(1)(ab). When you hear the term online content host, it refers to the person who controls the part of a website or online application where you can access a publication. An online publication can be something you can access on a website or online application, like a video or a livestream. The law also says what an online publication is, and it includes things like videos or livestreams that you can watch online, or copies of livestreamed content that you can access on a website or online application, as described in section 2. This definition of online publication is just for this part of the law and does not change what a publication means in other parts of the law.

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119ADefinitions for Part 7A

  1. In this Part, section 149(1)(ab), and any regulations made under section 149(1)(ab),—

    livestream means to transmit over the Internet or any other electronic medium images or sounds as they happen

      online content host, in relation to an online publication, means the person who or that has control over the part of the electronic retrieval system, such as an Internet site or an online application or similar, on which the publication is accessible

        online publication means—

        1. a publication under paragraph (d) of the definition of publication in section 2 that is accessible on an Internet site or an online application or similar; or
          1. a publication under paragraph (e) of the definition of publication in section 2 (a copy of content that was livestreamed) that is accessible on an Internet site or an online application or similar; or
            1. livestreamed content.

            2. The definition of online publication in subsection (1) does not limit the definition of publication in section 2 for other purposes of this Act.

            Notes
            • Section 119A: inserted, on , by section 12 of the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification (Urgent Interim Classification of Publications and Prevention of Online Harm) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 43).