Mitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Minister for Communications) Share this | Hansard source

Under the bill the eSafety Commissioner is able to issue an infringement notice and can delegate this power by authorising staff at the Australian Communications and Media Authority in writing to undertake this duty. I think it's important for colleagues to understand that the staff of the Office of the eSafety Commissioner are technically employed by ACMA, so the intention isn't that the entirety of ACMA would have that capacity. This arrangement would permit the commissioner to authorise appropriate staff to be infringement officers. In practice, it's expected that the commissioner would only delegate this power to senior staff with appropriate attributes, qualifications, qualities and relevant experience.