AI and data laws

311 moving · 704 enacted

AustraliaAustraliaBillUnverified

Online Safety Amendment (Digital Duty of Care) Bill 2026

The bill imposes a digital duty of care on online services that generate material using artificial intelligence.

Passed one chamberIntroducedCommitteeFloorLawPassed one chamber

Passed the House of RepresentativesOct 28 2 weeks ago

Topics
KidsAI

Timeline

  1. Oct 28 2 weeks ago

    Passed the House of Representatives

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

National AI Plan

Sets out the Australian Government's plan to build AI capability and infrastructure, spread the benefits of AI, and keep Australians safe, including establishing an AI Safety Institute.

Adopted
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. Found in a news search.Nov 4

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 2026-11-04. Found by the agent in the news; not yet checked.