Legal Age in Australia to Leave Children at Home Alone

GoToWaOZ

Thank you kay @Filamokio for this info! :-bd

Just thought of sharing this to help families who are migrating to Australia. A very important consideration if both parents will be working, especially for those with younger kids and even those who have teenagers but still under the age of 18 years old, who may be left in-charge of the other siblings.

This may subject parents to stiff fines and/or charged in court or worse, the kid/s take away to a "safe place". :-SS

Article on the topic:

http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/kids-left-home-alone-for-the-holidays-national-hilda-survey-shows/story-fnet085v-1226662111169

Important info for different Oz States (almost the same info, and does not state the specific age, but in reality applies to kids below 12 years old):

Western Australia: http://www.communities.wa.gov.au/Documents/Parents%20Families%20Education%20Care/PWA-guide-F-home-alone.pdf

NSW: http://www.community.nsw.gov.au/docswr/_assets/main/documents/paralone.pdf

ACT: http://www.parentlink.act.gov.au/parenting-resources/parenting-guides/adult-issues/home-alone

South Australia: http://www.parenting.sa.gov.au/pegs/peg32.pdf

JCsantos

wala naman pong nakasulat na age 🙁 ... they are only saying what to consider

GoToWaOZ

@JCsantos - accdg to the article po, in Queensland below 12 is not allowed to be left home alone.

Sa info din po on the different states, its not so direct po <b>but</b> it mentioned about "When the time is right...and says leaving a 13 year old, depending on the maturity of your children will make a difference". From this, they may actually be consider children below 12 as young children and not sensible to be left home alone.

JCsantos

Wala bang article kung kelan pwede turuang uminom ng beer para naman me makasama ko anak ko pag mag iinuman session 🙂)

KurikongSaTumbong

<blockquote rel="JCsantos">Wala bang article kung kelan pwede turuang uminom ng beer para naman me makasama ko anak ko pag mag iinuman session 🙂) </blockquote>

ah kelangan po bang turuan? ako po kasi beer nilalagay ko sa milk bottle nung anak ko.

JCsantos

<blockquote rel="KurikongSaTumbong"><blockquote rel="JCsantos">Wala bang article kung kelan pwede turuang uminom ng beer para naman me makasama ko anak ko pag mag iinuman session 🙂) </blockquote>

ah kelangan po bang turuan? ako po kasi beer nilalagay ko sa milk bottle nung anak ko. </blockquote>

Iniinum ng anak ko e yung nasa kahon na tetrapak ... paano ko ba pwedeng ilagay =))

GoToWaOZ

@JCsantos @KurikongSaTumbong -ayos, maagang simula mga bossing 🙂)

KurikongSaTumbong

<blockquote rel="JCsantos"><blockquote rel="KurikongSaTumbong"><blockquote rel="JCsantos">Wala bang article kung kelan pwede turuang uminom ng beer para naman me makasama ko anak ko pag mag iinuman session 🙂) </blockquote>

ah kelangan po bang turuan? ako po kasi beer nilalagay ko sa milk bottle nung anak ko. </blockquote>

Iniinum ng anak ko e yung nasa kahon na tetrapak ... paano ko ba pwedeng ilagay =))

</blockquote>

Me tetrapak na red wine 1 litre. Lagyan mo ng straw huhuhuhu