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6 PART 1 PRELIMINARY Short title and commencement

1. This Act is the Online Criminal Harms Act 2023 and comes into operation on a date that the Minister appoints by notification in the Gazette.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Act—

“access”, in relation to any online activity, online material, online location or online service, includes—
 * (a) access that is subject to a precondition, such as the use of a password;
 * (b) access by way of push technology;
 * (c) access by way of a standing request; and
 * (d) access for a limited time only;

“access blocking direction” means a direction described in section 10;

“access blocking order” means an order described in section 29;

“account” includes—
 * (a) a free account;
 * (b) a prepaid account; and
 * (c) anything that may reasonably be regarded as the equivalent of an account;

“account restriction direction” means a direction described in section 11;

“app” includes a computer program;

“app distribution service” means an online service that enables the distribution or download of an app;

“app removal direction” means a direction described in section 12;