# Australia’s digital duty of care bill includes AI chatbots

> The bill introduced to parliament proposes minimum safety standards for online services.

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- Country: Australia
- Published: 2026-10-21T00:44:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-21T00:44:00+00:00
- Event / data period: 2026-10-20
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Australia announced on 20 October that a digital duty of care bill covering games, social media and AI chatbots had been introduced to parliament. It proposes minimum standards to address serious online harm.

Non-compliant services could face penalties of up to A$109.2 million under the proposal. This is a bill; the announcement does not state that the new duty is already in force.

## Data

### Australia’s digital duty of care bill includes AI chatbots

Methodology: Values are transcribed from the official release. The table unit and row description define the scope; no currency conversion or forecast is calculated.

| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Proposed maximum penalty | 109.2 |

Sources: <https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/department/media/news/digital-duty-care-bill-introduced> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/australia-digital-duty-care-bill-covers-ai-chatbots-2026/data/source-figures?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/australia-digital-duty-care-bill-covers-ai-chatbots-2026/data/source-figures?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [Australian Department of Infrastructure](<https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/department/media/news/digital-duty-care-bill-introduced>) (Source checked: 2026-10-21; Published: 2026-10-20)

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