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Ministry of Law - Online Safety

Duties of online actors

Online safety depends on different people playing their part.

Last updated 28 June 2026

Find out what duties may apply to you

Keeping people safe online is a shared responsibility. The law sets out duties for different actors in the online space.

This page explains the duties of:

  • people who create or share online content, otherwise referred to as communicators;

  • people who manage online pages, groups or forums, otherwise referred to as administrators; and

  • online platforms and services.

Find out more below.

Duties of communicators

Learn what duties apply when you post, send or share online material, or engage in online activity.

Duties of administrators

Learn what duties apply when you manage online pages, groups or forums.

Duties of online platforms

Learn what duties apply to online platforms and services.