Online Criminal Harms Act 2023 · Updated to 15 Sep 2026 · Part 3 · Part 2 Direction — Reconsideration and Appeal
17. Part 2 direction — reconsideration
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A designated officer must, within a reasonable time after receipt of any application to reconsider a Part 2 direction under section 16 —
designated officer
“designated officer” means a designated officer appointed under section 4;
affirm the Part 2 direction;
cancel the Part 2 direction; or
substitute the Part 2 direction with another Part 2 direction.
The designated officer must give notice of the decision under subsection (1) to the appellant and the recipient of the Part 2 direction (if that person is not the appellant).
recipient
“recipient”, in relation to a Part 2 direction, means a person who is given the Part 2 direction in accordance with section 7;
Terms defined in s 2
designated officer
Defined · s 2“designated officer” means a designated officer appointed under section 4;
Part 2 direction
Defined · s 2“Part 2 direction” means any of the following directions:(a)an access blocking direction;(b)an account restriction direction;(c)an app removal direction;(d)a disabling direction;(e)a stop communication direction;
recipient
Defined · s 2“recipient”, in relation to a Part 2 direction, means a person who is given the Part 2 direction in accordance with section 7;
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