Are ISPs required to install filtering software on all services?
Contrary to some initial claims about the online scheme made in the press and elsewhere, the legislation does not require ISPs to install filters on their services or to engage in universal blocking of content. Rather, ISPs are required to provide a scheduled filter to their customers for use. Members of the public who elect to install and regularly update an scheduled filter will not be able to access prohibited overseas hosted content that has been the subject of a complaint and been found by the ABA to fall within a prohibited category. A list of scheduled filters can be found in Schedule 1 of the codes, which are accessible at www.iia.net.au.
