Australian age assurance guide
Age checks in Australia, made simple
Plain-English information on online age verification for businesses, platforms and parents navigating Australia's online safety rules.
Learn moreWhy age checks matter now
Social media minimum age
Australia now requires major social media platforms to take reasonable steps to stop under-16s from holding accounts.
Industry codes
Online safety codes are pushing more services, from app stores to search engines, to check users' ages before showing age-restricted content.
Privacy first
Good age assurance confirms age without collecting more personal data than needed, keeping both users and businesses protected.
Common ways to check age
- Age estimationTechnology estimates a user's age from a selfie or behaviour, without storing ID documents.
- Age verificationUsers confirm their age with an ID document or a trusted digital ID.
- Age inferenceExisting account data, such as account age or payment history, is used to infer an age range.
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