Tracker Detail
Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024
Name | Type | Government | Date Initiated | Status | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024 | Legislation | Australia | Nov 21, 2024 | Passed both Houses | Nov 29, 2024 |
Summary
The bill introduces an obligation on certain social media platforms to take reasonable steps to prevent children under 16 from establishing an account. The bill does not dictate how platforms must comply with the minimum age obligation, though it is expected that, at a minimum, the obligation will require platforms to implement some form of age assurance. The eSafety Commissioner will write guidelines on the ‘reasonable steps’ to be taken by age-restricted social media platforms. The minimum age obligation will come into effect on a day to be
specified by the Minister for Communications, but not earlier than 12 months after the bill is fully signed.
Updates
November 27, 2024. Second reading agreed to in the House. Third reading agreed to in the House.
November 28, 2024. Second reading agreed to in the Senate. Third reading agreed to with amendments in the Senate.
November 29, 2024. House agreed to Senate amendments. Bill passed both Houses.
Additional Resources
Explanatory Memo - THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Supplementary Explanatory Memo - THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA SENATE
