Andrew Stewart, Author at Global Compliance News

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Andrew Stewart leads the Intellectual Property & Technology Practice Group in Australia and the Firm's Global Digital Media & Copyright Content practice Business Unit. He is also a member of the Firm's Asia Pacific Intellectual Property & Technology Steering Committee. Andrew has significant in-house experience in one of Australia's most successful television networks, giving him an insight into the media environment in Australia and is an advisory board member of the Melbourne University Centre for Media and Communications in the Law.

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Australia: Online content regulatory wrap-up

July 28, 2023 by Adrian Lawrence, Andrew Stewart and Allison Manvell 11 Mins Read

Regulatory developments in relation to online content continue at pace. Australia’s classification regime for films and computer games is set to be revamped. Meanwhile, new regulatory powers to combat misinformation and disinformation are proposed.

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Australia moves on online safety

June 3, 2023 by Adrian Lawrence, Andrew Stewart and Allison Manvell 7 Mins Read

The eSafety Commissioner has issued a decision on proposed industry codes of practice under Australian online safety laws, which has significant implications for all companies operating online services in Australia.

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Australia: Basic Online Safety Expectations – Regulatory Guidance

August 12, 2022 by Adrian Lawrence, Andrew Stewart and Allison Manvell 5 Mins Read

On 25 July 2022, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner published Regulatory Guidance on the “Basic Online Safety Expectations”, which are provided for by Part 4 of the Online Safety Act 2021 (Cth) and the Online Safety (Basic Online Safety Expectations) Determination 2022. This comes a day after eSafety became entitled to issue notices seeking information from a wide range of online service providers regarding their compliance with the expectations.