AI and data laws

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AustraliaAustraliaLawF2025L00889

Online Safety (Age-Restricted Social Media Platforms) Rules 2025

Specifies classes of services, such as messaging, online gaming, professional networking, education and health services, that are excluded from Australia's social media minimum age obligation.

In forceIntroducedCommitteeFloorLawIn force

Amendment Rules 2026 madeMar 25 7 months ago

Body
Minister for Communications
In effect since
Jul 31, 20251 year ago

Timeline

  1. Mar 25 7 months ago

    Amendment Rules 2026 made

  2. Jul 31, 2025 1 year ago

    Rules commence (day after registration)

  3. Jul 29, 2025 1 year ago

    Rules made by the Minister for Communications

Australia
Australiaunverified

Digital Duty of Care Bill

The bill requires online services to protect children from digital harms including those involving artificial intelligence.

Passed one chamber
Australia
AustraliaAct No. 15, 2025

Scams Prevention Framework Act 2025

Amends the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 to create a Scams Prevention Framework imposing scam prevention, detection, reporting and response obligations on designated sectors such as banks, telecommunications and digital platforms.

In force
Australia

Children's Online Privacy Code

A binding privacy code being developed by the OAIC under the Privacy Act, as required by the 2024 amendments, to set how online services likely to be accessed by children handle their personal information.

Proposed
Australia
AustraliaAct No. 128, 2024

Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024

Amends the Privacy Act 1988 to require a Children's Online Privacy Code, add transparency duties for automated decisions, create a statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy and a criminal offence for doxxing.

In force

Change log

  • AddedAdded to the list. Set by hand from the official record.Sep 27

Summaries of public legislative records, executive actions and court rulings, for reference, not legal advice. Check the official page linked on each item. First seen 2026-09-27. Checked against the official source.