Age of criminal responsibility in Australia

Factors relating to the age of criminal responsibility in Australia, currently 10 years old

The age of criminal responsibility in Australia is the age below which a child is deemed incapable of having committed a criminal offence. In legal terms, it is referred to as a defence of infancy. All states and self-governing territories of Australia have adopted 10 years of age as a uniform age of criminal responsibility, except for the NT and the ACT. Since October 2022, jurisdictions have made moves towards raising the age to 12 or 14, with some implementing legislative change.

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