Children’s Online Privacy Code - children’s consultation report

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Published: 13 October 2025

The Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 introduced a mandate for the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) to develop a Children’s Online Privacy Code.

As part of this process, the OAIC invited children, young people and parents to share their views on children’s online privacy to ensure the Code reflects their voices and experiences.

Children told us that online privacy matters

We asked children in Years 3 to 6 and teens in Years 7-12 to tell us how they feel about online privacy. Over 235 children wrote answers to our questions.

Top 6 things children want online companies to do better:

Ask for permission! Children want to be asked more often if their personal information can be collected and used.
More explanations! Children want to learn and understand why online companies want their personal information.
Privacy policies should be short and simple to read! Children don’t want long texts with big words. Make it fun!
Make important information and buttons easier to find! Children want the important stuff to be clearly marked.
Help children when they have questions! Children want a person or place to go to online to ask for help.
Make it fair! Children know that some online companies can make money from their personal information, and this feels unfair. Children want their time online to be fair.