Harm being done to Australian children through access to pornography on the Internet

On 2 December 2015 the Senate referred the following matter for inquiry and report by 1 December 2016. 

Harm being done to Australian children through access to pornography on the Internet

The closing date for submissions is 10 March 2016.

About this inquiry

Committee Secretariat contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6277 3526
Fax: +61 2 6277 5818
[email protected]

Terms of Reference:

That the following matter be referred to the Environment and Communications References Committee for inquiry and report by the first sitting day in December 2016:

Harm being done to Australian children through access to pornography on the Internet, with particular reference to:

1. trends of online consumption of pornography by children and their impact on the development of healthy and respectful relationships;
2. current methods taken towards harm minimisation in other jurisdictions, and the effectiveness of those methods;
3. the identification of any measures with the potential for implementation in Australia; and
4. any other related matters.

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