Exactly, nothing has changed. Conroy does not need to make a new law to put the filter in place.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 9 November 2012 08:00, Mark Andrews <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:marka@isc.org" target="_blank">marka@isc.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>

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In message <<a href="mailto:CAJhve0xqRzuqdRuE96AquuepMxu4J5CiKzYx2V6fX82iOo5hbw@mail.gmail.com">CAJhve0xqRzuqdRuE96AquuepMxu4J5CiKzYx2V6fX82iOo5hbw@mail.gmail.com</a>><br>
<div class="im">, Rhys McMurdo writes:<br>
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> Am I missing something, or has nothing really changed?<br>
<br>
</div>What's changed is that someone has realised that there doesn't need<br>
to be a special law for offences committed over the internet.<br>
<br>
It looks like Part 14 of Telecommunications Act 1997 already requires<br>
carriers to help enforcing the criminal law.<br>
<br>
311  Simplified outline<br>
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The following is a simplified outline of this Part:<br>
•      The ACMA, carriers and carriage service providers must do<br>
their best to prevent telecommunications networks and facilities<br>
from being used to commit offences.<br>
<br>
•      The ACMA, carriers and carriage service providers must give<br>
the authorities such help as is reasonably necessary for the purposes<br>
of:<br>
<br>
        (a)     enforcing the criminal law and laws imposing pecuniary<br>
                penalties; and<br>
        (b)     protecting the public revenue; and<br>
        (c)     safeguarding national security.<br>
<br>
•      A carriage service provider may suspend the supply of a<br>
carriage service in an emergency if requested to do so by a senior<br>
police officer.<br>
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> It just looks like they are replacing a pre-defined filter list with one<br>
> they will make up themselves?<br>
><br>
> On 9 November 2012 06:31, Samantha Scafe <<a href="mailto:samantha@smellyblackdog.com.au">samantha@smellyblackdog.com.au</a>>wrot<br>
> e:<br>
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> > According to News .com.au the LABOR has abandoned its controversial plan to<br>
> > introduce an internet filter, but is banning all websites related to child<br>
> > abuse.<br>
> ><br>
> > Read more:<br>
> ><br>
> > <a href="http://www.news.com.au/technology/govt-gives-up-plan-for-internet-filter/st" target="_blank">http://www.news.com.au/technology/govt-gives-up-plan-for-internet-filter/st</a><br>
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> > Samantha<br>
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> 2012 06:31, Samantha Scafe <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:<a href="mailto:samantha">samantha</a>=<br>
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> doned its controversial plan to<br><br>
> introduce an internet filter, but is banning all websites related to child<=<br>
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> abuse.<br><br>
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> Read more:<br><br>
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