National Filter Scheme. Will provide $93.3 million over three years to offer Australian families a free filtered service or a free filter for their home. All ISPs will be required to provide the filters at no additional cost. The scheme will be administered by the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA) with support from NetAlert.

Child Safe Computers in Public Libraries. The National Library of Australia will be required to provide filtering on all of its public access internet terminals, with the option of disabling the filter when the terminals are being used by adults.

NetAlert Funding. Internet safety agency NetAlert will be co-located with the regulator – the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) – and receive an additional $5 million to expand its educational activities and more actively promote its website and direct telephone line (at 1800) as a one-stop information shop for parents with internet safety concerns.

Review of Filtering Technology. ACMA will undertake a further trial of ISP based filtering in Tasmania. ACMA will also be required to provide an annual report on international trends in ISP-level filtering and will work closely with NetAlert to investigate technological improvements in filtering technology.

Community Information Campaign. A comprehensive national community education campaign will be conducted to ensure that all Australian families are aware of the benefits of regulating their children’s internet experience by using a safe and effective computer filter.