Paul Fletcher (Bradfield, Liberal Party, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Communications) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The government supports the amendments made to the Enhancing Online Safety for Children Bill 2014 in the other place. These amendments implement recommendation 1 in the report of the Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee inquiry into this bill. Clause 50 of the bill sets out the eligibility criteria for the statutory role of the Children's e-Safety Commissioner. It states that the minister must be satisfied that a person is not eligible to be appointed as the commissioner unless they have substantial experience or knowledge and significant standing in at least one of a range of fields, including the fields of operation of social media services, and public engagement on issues relating to online safety. The amendments expand the range of fields to include experience or knowledge in child welfare or child wellbeing.

I commend the amendments to the House and move:

That the amendments be agreed to.

Question agreed to.