AI and data laws

311 moving · 704 enacted

AustraliaAustraliaLawAct 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 forceIntroducedCommitteeFloorLawIn force

Scams Prevention Framework Rules 2026 madeAug 31 2 months ago

Body
Parliament of Australia
Session
47th Parliament
In effect since
Feb 21, 20251 year ago

Timeline

  1. Aug 31 2 months ago

    Scams Prevention Framework Rules 2026 made

  2. May 22 5 months ago

    Regulated Sectors Designation 2026 made, designating banking, telecommunications and digital platform services (social media, messaging, search)

  3. Feb 21, 2025 1 year ago

    Act commences (day after Royal Assent)

  4. Feb 20, 2025 1 year ago

    Royal Assent

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

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

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