Section 18 provides intermediary liability protections for internet service providers meaning they will not be impacted by this offence and the actions of the individuals being targeted who are promoting unlawful immigration services online where they merely perform technical processes in relation to the content. Internet service providers include user-to-user services (such as social media and messaging platforms), search services and websites accessed through the internet as well as services that provide access to the internet. Subsection (1) sets out that internet service providers which act as conduits do not commit the offence by providing access to a communication network or by transmitting information provided by a user, if they do not initiate the transmission, select the recipient or select/modify the information contained in the transmission.
	Subsection (2) sets out that, for such internet service providers, providing or transmitting information includes storage of information if it is automatic, transient and solely to enable the transmission and for no longer than is reasonably necessary.
	Subsection (3) sets out that an internet service providers which provide services including content delivery and search engine caching do not commit the offence by storing information for transmission if the information is automatic, temporary and is solely for the purpose of making the onward transmission of information to other users, providing they do not modify the information, comply with conditions to having access to the information and removes the information or disable access to it, if necessary.
	Subsection (4) sets out the circumstances in which the information must be removed or access disabled.
	Subsection (5) sets out that an internet service provider does not commit an offence by storing information provided by a user (who is not under their control or authority) if when the information was provided they were not aware of the purpose or effect of it (promoting unlawful immigration) and on becoming aware of this, they promptly remove the information or disable access to it.
	Sub-section (6) sets out that the definitions of "material" and "unlawful immigration service", as per section 17(5) and (6), apply to section 18.
	Subsection (7) defines an internet service as a service that is made available by means of the internet, or a service that provides access to the internet.
Part 1: Border Security Offences relating to articles or information for use in immigration crime Section 18: Application of section 17 to internet service providers