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===Division 4. Establishment of the Truth and Accuracy Oversight Commission=== :1. The Truth and Accuracy Oversight Commission shall be established as an independent body responsible for monitoring and regulating the dissemination of information to ensure truthfulness and accuracy, while considering the specific defences as outlined in Division 5 of this act. :2. The Truth and Accuracy Oversight Commission shall consist of qualified individuals appointed jointly by the Attorney-General and the Minister for Culture, with a preference towards individuals with expertise in journalism, media law, ethics, and information verification. :3. The responsibilities of the Truth and Accuracy Oversight Commission shall include: ::a. Reviewing and investigating complaints regarding the publication of misinformation or disinformation. ::b. Conducting regular audits of information publications to assess their compliance with truthfulness and accuracy standards. ::c. Issuing content warnings or corrections for publications found to have disseminated misinformation or disinformation. ::d. Collaborating with information publishers to develop guidelines and best practices for promoting truthful and accurate information. ::e. Educating the public on identifying and evaluating reliable sources of information, including understanding satire, parody, scientifically disruptive publications, and politically-protected speech. :4. The Truth and Accuracy Oversight Commission shall have the power to impose sanctions on information publications found to be in violation of truthfulness and accuracy standards without valid defences, including any combination of the following: ::a. Mandatory retractions. ::b. Mandatory corrections. ::c. Temporary suspensions of licenses. ::d. Censuring. ::e. Censorship. ::f. Referral to the Office of Public Prosecutions. :5. The decisions and actions of the Truth and Accuracy Oversight Commission shall be accountable and subject to appeal to the Offices of the Attorney-General and the Minister for Culture. :6. For the purposes of administration, the Truth and Accuracy Oversight Commission shall be operated under the auspices of the Office of the Minister for Culture.
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