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Senate · SB.115

A Bill for an Act to Repeal the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention etc.) Act 2015 Section 24 and Enact New Provisions for Online Speech, and for Related Matters

First readingintroduced 5 Feb 2026·98 words·1 min read

) Act 2015 and to enact new provisions defining the offence of online incitement narrowly so as to be consistent with Section 39 of the Constitution. The new offence requires the prosecution to prove (a) a direct and explicit call to imminent violence against an identifiable person or group, (b) the realistic likelihood that the violence would result, and (c) that the speech was made by the accused. Public interest journalism, satire, commentary, and criticism of government officials shall not constitute offences under this Act.

Existing prosecutions under the repealed provision shall lapse upon commencement of this Act...

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