Ms Triona Quill:

The framework that will be put in place by this legislation will be effective in dealing with online safety matters both for adults and children. It is important to say that the basic approach taken in the legislation is about systemic regulation. It is recognising that to be really effective and to get bang for one's buck in terms of regulation one needs to have the powers and capacity to change the way the platforms do their business. That will be implemented through the codes that are put in place by the online safety commissioner and through investigations, reviews, audits and so on to ensure the platforms and other services that are designated are fulfilling their obligations under the codes. The media commission will have extensive powers to carry out investigations and audits, enforcement powers to issue compliance and warning notices, through which directions can be issued to the platforms, and powers to investigate the kind of complaints processes that platforms have in place to ascertain if they are adequate to meet the requirements for online safety set out in the codes. It will be a serious regulator with substantial powers and it will be effective in ensuring greater safety for all citizens in that regard.