In 2024, new privacy laws, known as the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment (POLA) Act 2024, ordered the development of the Children’s Online Privacy Code (the Code).
As part of this process, we are inviting children, young people and parents and carers to share their feedback on the Code.
The Children’s Online Privacy Code is currently a draft.
The Code is currently a draft. Think of it just like the first version of a speech you rehearse with your parents or carers, or a practice written response you would share with your teacher for feedback at school.
We are still planning what special rules online services should have to follow, but we are showing you what we have brainstormed so far to get your feedback.
Your feedback will make sure that the final Code, due by 10 December 2026, reflects the voices and experiences of children, young people and parents and carers.
Learn more about the about the Children’s Online Privacy Code here Privacy for Kids – Children’s Online Privacy Code
Child-friendly guides to the draft Code
The official draft Code is a long document filled with lots of words that relate to the law.
That is why we have worked with a group of young people to help make child-friendly guides that explain the draft Code.
Check out our:
- short guide, best for primary school aged children, and
- extended (longer) guide, best for young people and parents and carers.
But everyone is welcome to check out either the short or extended guides!
How to get involved
If you are a child or young person
Have your say about the draft Code by either filling out an online work,
There are three workbooks. Please choose the best one for you:
- Drawing workbook (recommended for younger children, aged 0-8) (PDF, 1771 KB)
- Children aged 8-12 (recommended primary school aged children, Years 3-6) (PDF, 4964 KB)
- Young people aged 13-18 (recommended secondary school aged children, Years 7-12) (PDF, 4389 KB)
You can ask a parent, carer, teacher or another grown-up to help you pick the best workbook for you.
Choose how you want to share your feedback:
Option 1: Online Forms
Step 1: choose an online form to complete
- Online form: Children aged 8-12 (recommended primary school aged children, Years 3-6)
- Online form: Young people aged 13-18 (recommended secondary school aged children, Years 7-12), or
Step 2: Fill out your answers to the questions.
Step 3: Submit your completed online form.
Option 2: Written workbook
Step 1: Download the PDF to complete the workbook
Step 2: Fill out your answers to the questions
Step 3: Email your completed workbook to copc@oaic.gov.au
Option 3: Drawing workbook
Step 1: Download the drawing workbook
Step 2: Filling out Activity 1 and complete Activity 2 by drawing your response to the prompt draw what protected personal information online looks like.
Step 3: Email your completed workbook to copc@oaic.gov.au
If you’re not sure how to start, that’s okay. You can ask a grown-up to help you, such as a parent, carer, teacher, or someone else you trust.
If you are a parent
We’d love to hear your views, and your support is important in helping your child or young person to take part too.
Step 1: Choose how you want to share your views
You can either:
- Share your views directly via the Online form: Parents and carers (people with parental responsibility) or
- Download the workbook for parents and carers (PDF, 3645 KB), fill in your answers and email it to copc@oaic.gov.au.
Step 2: Support your child or young person
Help them take part by:
- Choosing the right workbook for their level of comprehension.
- Note: the workbooks have recommended age groups, but we recognise that every child is unique. Please choose the workbook that best suits your child or young people.
- Selecting the method of participation (online form, interactive PDF, or drawing workbook)
- Talking through the questions with them and letting them fill in the answers with their independent opinions and ideas.
- Sending their completed workbook by submitting the online form or email the completed workbook to copc@oaic.gov.au.
If you are an educator or facilitator for children and young people
We have a dedicated page for educators and facilitators with resources to support the draft Code consultations here Educators and facilitators resources | OAIC
This page is for
- educators working in school or learning environments, and
- facilitators working with children and young people
This page has resources including a lesson plan and workshop agenda to run consultation activities that help support children and young people’s participation during the public consultation period.
Closing date
Submissions close on Friday 5 June 2026
What happens after the consultation?
Once the consultation closes on Friday 5 June 2026, the OAIC has the important task of looking at everyone’s feedback on the daft Code.
This means taking in and considering the feedback from children, young people, parent and carers, as well as industry, civil society, academia and other interested parties, to improve the Code.
Where appropriate and required, the OAIC will continue to consult widely with children, young people, parents/carers, child development experts, child welfare advocates, civil society, other regulators and across the online industry, to ensure different voices are heard and represented throughout the process in developing the final Code.
The final Code needs to be ready by 10 December 2026.
Past Consultations
In 2025, we asked children, young people, parents and carers to tell us how they felt about online privacy. More than 337 children and adults wrote answers to our questions!
We put the children and young people responses in a report for kids. Access the Children’s Online Privacy Code – Children’s Consultation Report
You can also learn more about our Past COPC consultations | OAIC
More information
For more information, visit our Privacy for Kids | OAIC hub.
