Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993

Take-down notices for objectionable online publications

119I: Remedies and costs

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If you go to court under section 119H, the court can make some orders. The court can order the online content host to take down the content by a certain date. The court can also order the online content host to pay a fine to the government. If the online content host does not comply with the take-down notice, the court can fine them. The court decides how much the fine is, based on what happened and whether it was on purpose or not. The court must be satisfied that it is more likely than not that the online content host failed to comply with the notice. The fine cannot be more than $200,000. You can only get one fine for not complying with the same take-down notice. The court can also order the online content host to pay interest and costs.

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Part 7ATake-down notices for objectionable online publications

119IRemedies and costs

  1. In proceedings under section 119H, the court may—

  2. order that the online content host comply with the take-down notice by a date specified in the order:
    1. order the online content host to pay a pecuniary penalty to the Crown:
      1. award costs as the court thinks fit:
        1. order interest to be paid in accordance with the court’s rules.
          1. A pecuniary penalty is payable in an amount that the court determines is appropriate, taking into account all relevant matters, and, in particular,—

          2. the nature and extent of the failure or refusal to comply with the notice; and
            1. the circumstances in which the failure or refusal to comply occurred (including whether this was intentional, inadvertent, or caused by negligence).
              1. The standard of proof for the matters in subsection (2) is the balance of probabilities.

              2. The amount of a pecuniary penalty must not exceed $200,000.

              3. Only 1 pecuniary penalty is payable in relation to the same take-down notice.

              Notes
              • Section 119I: 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).