The Digital Freedom Project Incorporated & Ors v The Commonwealth of Australia & Ors
 

Catchwords

Constitutional law – special case – Online Safety Act 2021 (Cth) Pt 4A – requirements in relation to providers of certain kinds of social media platform taking reasonable steps to prevent users under 16 years of age from having accounts – whether Pt 4A invalid wholly or in part because it impermissibly burdens the implied freedom of political communication – standing – plaintiff has members under 16 years of age – plaintiff’s objects include advocating for the rights of young people to use and communicate through social media technologies and defending freedom of expression in digital contexts – whether plaintiff has standing to seek relief.