Online Safety Amendment (Strengthening Enforcement for the Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2026

Senator GREEN (Queensland—Assistant Minister for Tourism, Assistant Minister for Pacific Island Affairs and Assistant Minister for Northern Australia) (18:49): Thank you, Senator Hanson-Young. I acknowledge your advocacy, particularly around the digital duty of care. The government has released an exposure draft.

That is not relevant to this bill. I can seek to get you information, but it's not relevant to this bill. We can provide you with some information about the intention around timing of introduction and so forth, but we will be in the hands of the Senate as to when that bill could be passed by this parliament.

The minister may have indicated a desire to pass that bill by the end of the year, but we will be in the hands of the Senate. We will ensure that proper scrutiny takes place. That bill, although very relevant to online safety and the broader issues focusing on children and how children can be safe online, isn't necessarily relevant to the particular powers in this legislation.

But I'll seek to get some information for you.