Law note · Australia
Children's Online Privacy Code (Privacy Act 1988, section 26GC)
Requires the Australian Information Commissioner to develop and register an Australian Privacy Principles code addressing the privacy of children, covering social media services, relevant electronic services and designated internet services likely to be accessed by children, within 24 months of the amending Act's Royal Assent on 10 December 2024, that is, by 10 December 2026.
An exposure draft, drawing partly on the UK Age Appropriate Design Code, was released for public consultation from 31 March to 5 June 2026 and includes proportionate age assurance and limits on retaining facial age estimation data, but the Code is not yet finalised or registered.
Primary source: official statute text, Federal Register of Legislation