TY - SER AU - Post, Savannah TI - Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015 PY - 2017/// PB - New Zealand Women's Law Journal, KW - SEXUAL VIOLENCE KW - CYBERBULLYING KW - Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015 KW - ONLINE HARASSMENT KW - JUSTICE KW - LEGISLATION KW - PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE KW - VICTIMS OF CRIMES KW - WOMEN KW - NEW ZEALAND N1 - New Zealand Women's Law Journal - Te Aho Kawe Kaupapa Ture a ngā Wāhine, 2017, 1: 208-214 N2 - The Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015 (HDCA) is a modern enactment for a modern problem. The title of the Act is in some ways self explanatory: the purpose of the HDCA is to “deter, prevent, and mitigate harm caused to individuals by harmful digital communications” and to “provide victims of harmful digital communications with a quick and efficient means of redress”. In order to achieve these ends, the HDCA establishes a comprehensive civil regime to manage complaints regarding harmful digital communications and creates a new offence that criminalises more serious misconduct. Early data suggests that the HDCA may provide a valuable tool for women who have been the target of harmful digital communications. (Author's abstract). Record #5732 UR - https://static1.squarespace.com/static/577228a5e4fcb512c064f2a7/t/5a1ccb218165f542d6f59767/1511836470779/NZWLJ+2017+vol+1.pdf UR - http://www.womenslawjournal.co.nz/the-journal ER -