Australia: Office of the Australian Information Commissioner opened consultation on Privacy (Children's Online Privacy) Code 2026 including data protection regulation
Description
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner opened consultation on Privacy (Children's Online Privacy) Code 2026 including data protection regulation
On 31 March 2026, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) opened a consultation on the exposure draft of the Privacy (Children's Online Privacy) Code 2026 (the Code) until 5 June 2026. The Code would apply to providers of social…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, software provider: other software, messaging service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2025-02-19
under deliberation
2025-04-15
under deliberation
2025-05-16
in consultation
2025-06-12
in consultation
2025-06-30
processing consultation
2025-07-31
processing consultation
2026-03-31
in consultation