Section 24 — ONLINE SAFETY ACT 2025

(a)

regarding any content which he believes is a harmful content available on the service of a licensed applications service provider or licensed content applications service provider regardless of whether a report has been made by him under section 21 to the licensed applications service provider or licensed content applications service provider regarding the same content; or

(b)

regarding any content which he believes is a harmful content available online other than on the service of a licensed applications service provider or licensed content applications service provider.

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(2)

Upon receipt of the report made under subsection (1), the Commission shall within the period as may be prescribed—

(a)

acknowledge receipt of the report;

(b)

notify in writing the status of the report to the user who made the report; and

(c)

assess the report.

(3)

Upon assessment of the report made under subsection (1), the Commission shall dismiss the report if the Commission—

(a)

is of the opinion that the report is frivolous, vexatious or not made in good faith or the subject matter of the report is trivial; or

(b)

determines that the subject matter of the report is or has already been the subject matter of another report made to the Commission.

(4)

Where the report is dismissed under subsection (3), the Commission shall notify in writing the user who made the report of such dismissal.

(5)

The user who is aggrieved by the dismissal of the report under subsection (3) may, by request to the Commission, inquire into the dismissal from the Commission within the period as may be prescribed and give reasons as to why his report should not be dismissed by the Commission.

(6)

Upon receipt of the inquiry together with the reasons from the aggrieved user under subsection (5), the Commission may review its decision made under subsection (3) and decide whether the dismissal should be maintained or further action should be taken under section 25.

(7)

Any decision of the Commission made under subsection (6)

in respect of the inquiry shall be notified in writing to the aggrieved user within the period as may be prescribed.

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