The eSafety Commissioner exercised expanded powers during the first 12 months of the
Online Safety Act, making platforms and perpetrators more accountable and protecting
Australians from online harms, which continued to grow rapidly.
On the one-year anniversary of the Act’s commencement, eSafety can disclose it issued its
first End User Notices compelling recipients to remove serious cyberbullying material
targeting another child.
“Cyberbullying complaints have continued their post-pandemic surge since the Act came
into force, increasing by over 69 per cent compared to the previous calendar year,” eSafety
Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said.
End User Notices are a legal instrument available to eSafety for use at its discretion in more
serious cyberbullying cases which include direct threats of harm.
Non-compliance may result in enforcement action against the recipient.
“I urge everyone to be mindful of online safety ahead of the return to school, when we
