🇦🇺Australia

Public ad libraryDSA Art. 39

No ad-repository mandate.

Transparency reportsDSA Art. 15 / 24 / 42

eSafety may issue enforceable periodic or one-off transparency notices under the Basic Online Safety Expectations; no automatic standing report duty.

Researcher data accessDSA Art. 40

No researcher-access mandate.

Reach disclosureDSA Art. 24(2)

No public active-user disclosure mandate.

Systemic risk assessmentDSA Art. 34–35

No systemic risk-assessment mandate; a statutory 'digital duty of care' with risk assessments has been announced but not legislated.

Independent auditDSA Art. 37

No independent-audit mandate.

Algorithmic transparencyDSA Art. 27 / 38

No recommender-transparency or chronological-feed mandate.

Regulator + penaltiesDSA Art. 49–52, 74

eSafety Commissioner; civil penalties up to AUD 49.5 million (approx. USD 33m) for social-media minimum-age breaches.

No profiling ads to minorsDSA Art. 26(3) / 28

No ban on profiling-based advertising to minors.

Age assuranceBeyond the DSA

Under-16 social-media minimum age in force since 10 December 2025; platforms must take reasonable steps and cannot rely on self-declaration.

Child-safety duty of careDSA Art. 28

Basic Online Safety Expectations require the child's best interests as a primary consideration plus enforceable child-safety industry codes; a general statutory duty of care is only proposed.