[AusNOG] Finally - Someone has turned the switch on withn the Federal Labor Gov.

[Ivan Jukic]

Exactly, nothing has changed. Conroy does not need to make a new law to put
the filter in place.

On 9 November 2012 08:00, Mark Andrews <marka at isc.org> wrote:

>
> In message <
> CAJhve0xqRzuqdRuE96AquuepMxu4J5CiKzYx2V6fX82iOo5hbw at mail.gmail.com>
> , Rhys McMurdo writes:
> >
> > Am I missing something, or has nothing really changed?
>
> What's changed is that someone has realised that there doesn't need
> to be a special law for offences committed over the internet.
>
> It looks like Part 14 of Telecommunications Act 1997 already requires
> carriers to help enforcing the criminal law.
>
> 311  Simplified outline
>
> The following is a simplified outline of this Part:
> •      The ACMA, carriers and carriage service providers must do
> their best to prevent telecommunications networks and facilities
> from being used to commit offences.
>
> •      The ACMA, carriers and carriage service providers must give
> the authorities such help as is reasonably necessary for the purposes
> of:
>
>         (a)     enforcing the criminal law and laws imposing pecuniary
>                 penalties; and
>         (b)     protecting the public revenue; and
>         (c)     safeguarding national security.
>
> •      A carriage service provider may suspend the supply of a
> carriage service in an emergency if requested to do so by a senior
> police officer.
>
> > It just looks like they are replacing a pre-defined filter list with one
> > they will make up themselves?
> >
> > On 9 November 2012 06:31, Samantha Scafe <samantha at smellyblackdog.com.au
> >wrot
> > e:
> >
> > > According to News .com.au the LABOR has abandoned its controversial
> plan to
> > > introduce an internet filter, but is banning all websites related to
> child
> > > abuse.
> > >
> > > Read more:
> > >
> > >
> http://www.news.com.au/technology/govt-gives-up-plan-for-internet-filter/st
> > o
> > > ry-e6frfro0-1226513402832
> > >
> > > Samantha
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > Am I missing something, or has nothing really
> changed?<div><br></div><div>I=
> > t just looks like they are replacing a pre-defined filter list with one
> the=
> > y will make up themselves?<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 9
> November =
> > 2012 06:31, Samantha Scafe <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:
> samantha=
> > @smellyblackdog.com.au" target=3D"_blank">samantha at smellyblackdog.com.au
> </a=
> > >></span> wrote:<br>
> > <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0
> .8ex;border-left:1p=
> > x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">According to News .com.au the LABOR has
> aban=
> > doned its controversial plan to<br>
> > introduce an internet filter, but is banning all websites related to
> child<=
> > br>
> > abuse.<br>
> > <br>
> > Read more:<br>
> > <a href=3D"
> http://www.news.com.au/technology/govt-gives-up-plan-for-interne=
> > t-filter/sto
> > ry-e6frfro0-1226513402832" target=3D"_blank">
> http://www.news.com.au/technol=
> > ogy/govt-gives-up-plan-for-internet-filter/sto<br>
> > ry-e6frfro0-1226513402832</a><br>
> > <br>
> > Samantha<br>
> > <br>
> > <br>
> > =A0<br>
> > <br>
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