The Law Handbook 2024

Chapter 7.5: The internet and the law 751 • Communications Alliance (www.comms alliance.com.au ): Responsible for internet industry codes, a role formerly played by the Internet Industry Association). • Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV) (www.consumer.vic.gov.au) : Advice and assistance for Victorian consumers. Includes information on online auctions. • Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) (www.fosi.org) : FOSI is an international not-for- profit organisation of internet leaders working to develop a safer internet. • SCAMwatch (www.scamwatch.gov.au) is a website owned and maintained by the ACCC and is also the campaign portal for the Australasian Consumer Fraud Taskforce. It has information relating to lottery and competition scams, chain letter and pyramid selling, investment scams, job and employment scams and more. Contacts Australian Domain Administrator (auDA) Tel: 1300 732 929 Web: www.auda.org.au auDA is a not-for-profit Australian company that is responsible for formulating and administering policy in relation to Australian domain names. Australian eSafety Commissioner Web: www.esafety.gov.au Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) Tel (general enquiries): 1300 369 711 Tel (national information service): 1300 656 419 (Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm Email: infoservice@humanrights.gov.au Web: www.humanrights.gov.au Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Web: www.icann.org Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman PO Box 276, Collins Street West, Melbourne Vic 8007 Tel: 1800 062 058 Web: www.tio.com.au Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission (VEOHRC) Level 3, 204 Lygon Street, Carlton Vic 3053 Tel (admin): 1300 891 848 Tel (enquiry line): 1300 292 153; 9032 3583 Email: enquiries@veohrc.vic.gov.au Web: www.humanrights.vic.gov.au