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Social Media (Age-Restricted Users) Bill

Provider duties - Enforcement

9: When court may make pecuniary penalty order

You could also call this:

"When you have to pay a fine for breaking a social media rule"

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If you break a rule in section 7, a court can order you to pay a fine to the government. The chief executive must ask the court to do this. The court decides how much you must pay.

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This page was last updated on 27 October 2025

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8: What constitutes reasonable steps, or

10: Maximum amount of pecuniary penalty, or

"The maximum fine for breaking social media rules is $2,000,000"

Part 2Provider duties
Enforcement

9When court may make pecuniary penalty order

The court may, on the application of the chief executive, order a provider to pay to the Crown the pecuniary penalty that the court determines to be appropriate if the court is satisfied that the provider has contravened section 7.