Federal Court proceedings involving eSafety
This page outlines Federal Court proceedings involving eSafety.
X Corp v eSafety
Court file number: VID956/2023 - related to VID1092/2023
Status: Finalised
Issue: Judicial review of eSafety's reliance on a non-periodic reporting notice given in February 2023 under the Online Safety Act and eSafety's giving of a service provider notification and infringement notice to X Corp.
Decision: X Corp's application dismissed.
Judgment available on the Federal Court website.
Relevant eSafety updates:
- Second set of tech giants falling short in tackling child sexual exploitation material, sexual extortion, livestreaming of abuse (16/10/2023)
- Twitter, TikTok and Google forced to answer tough questions about online child abuse (23/2/2023)
- eSafety statement: Federal Court judgment (4/10/2024)
eSafety's relevant regulatory guidance:
eSafety v X Corp
Court file number: VID1092/2023 - related to VID956/2023
Status: Currently before the Court
Issue: Alleged non-compliance with a non-periodic reporting notice given in February 2023 under the Online Safety Act.
For latest hearing updates, and to review any orders handed down by the Court and other relevant information, please visit the Commonwealth Courts Portal.
Relevant eSafety updates:
- eSafety initiates civil penalty proceedings against X Corp. (21/12/2023)
- Second set of tech giants falling short in tackling child sexual exploitation material, sexual extortion, livestreaming of abuse (16/10/2023)
- Twitter, TikTok and Google forced to answer tough questions about online child abuse (23/2/2023)
eSafety's relevant regulatory guidance:
eSafety v X Corp
Court file number: NSD474/2024
Status: Discontinued
Issue: Alleged non-compliance with class 1 removal notice issued in April 2024 under the Online Safety Act.
Judgments available on the Federal Court website.
Relevant eSafety updates:
- Statement from the eSafety Commissioner re: Federal Court proceedings (5/6/2024)
- Statement on Federal Court order (24/4/2024)
- Statement on removal of extreme violent content (23/4/2024)
eSafety's relevant regulatory guidance:
eSafety v Rotondo
Court file number: QUD451/2023
Status: Currently before the Court
Issue: Alleged contravention of s 75 of the Online Safety Act 2021 (Cth) and alleged non-compliance with a notice and written direction issued under the Online Safety Act 2021 (Cth).
Judgements to date:
- eSafety Commissioner v Rotondo [2023] FCA 1296
- eSafety Commissioner v Rotondo (No 2) [2023] FCA 1351
- eSafety Commissioner v Rotondo (No 3) [2023] FCA 1590
For latest hearing updates, and to review any orders handed down by the Court and other relevant information, please visit the Commonwealth Courts Portal.
eSafety's relevant regulatory guidance:
Last updated: 04/10/2024