s 8 Advisory guidelines
8.—(1) The Commissioner may issue written advisory guidelines —(a) for the purposes of providing practical guidance or certainty in respect of any one or more requirements imposed under Parts 1 to 9; (b) indicating the manner in which the Commissioner will interpret the provisions of this Act; and (c) on any other matter about any online harmful activity or online safety that the Commissioner considers necessary. (2) The advisory guidelines may —(a) be of general or specific application; or (b) specify that different provisions of the advisory guidelines apply to different circumstances or are applicable to different persons or classes of persons. (3) The Commissioner may amend or revoke the whole or part of any advisory guidelines issued under subsection (1). (4) Advisory guidelines issued or amended under this section do not have any legislative effect. (5) The Commissioner must publish the advisory guidelines in any way that the Commissioner thinks fit, but failure to comply with this subsection in respect of any advisory guidelines does not invalidate those advisory guidelines.