Age verification law in Australia
- Status
- Age check required
- Law
- Online Safety Act 2021, Age-Restricted Material Codes
- In force from
- 9 Mar 2026
- Source
- Source
Australia's Online Safety Act 2021 Age-Restricted Material Codes require pornography services to use age assurance from 9 March 2026. The regulator, eSafety, says self-declaration is not enough and that ID must not be the only method offered. Being based offshore is no exemption.
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