Law note · Australia
Online Safety (Age-Restricted Social Media Platforms) Rules 2025
cite Online Safety (Age-Restricted Social Media Platforms) Rules 2025 (Cth), F2025L00889, made under the Online Safety Act 2021 (Cth)
stage IN FORCE in force since 2025-07-30
reviewed 2026-07-15
Legislative instrument made by the Minister for Communications, registered and commencing on 30 July 2025, that excludes specified categories of service from the age-restricted social media platform definition, so the section 63D minimum age obligation (which itself commenced 10 December 2025) does not apply to them.
Primary source: official legislative instrument text, Federal Register of Legislation