At 10: 

• you can be charged and taken to court if the police believe you broke the law.

At 11:

• you can have a delivery job (if your parents’ consent) but you cannot work before 6.00am or after 6.00pm.

At 12:

• you must agree before your parents can change and register a different surname.

At 13: 

• you can get a part-time job if:
  • you do not work during any time you are supposed to be in school (until you turn 16)
  • you work for no more than 4 hours a day on a school day between 6am and 10pm
  • you work no more than 12 hours during Monday to Friday in school semesters.

But:

• • outside school days you can work up to 8 hours a day
  • on school holidays you can work up to a maximum of 38 hours a week.

At 15: 

• you can get your own Medicare card
• if you have completed year 10 and have a certificate III or IV you can get a full-time or part-time job (you can get a part-time job before this if it is outside school hours) 
• you can get Youth Allowance (if you are regarded as independent).

At 16:

• you can get Youth Allowance (if certain conditions are met)
• you can have sex with another person (including same sex) who is also 16 or older, if they agree, without breaking the lawyou can get a learner driver permit
• you can enrol to vote but will not be able to vote until you turn 18
• You can use a social media account.

At 17: 

• you can get a provisional driver licence.

At 18:

You are now in control of your life. The law says you are an adult and you don't need your parents' permission to do anything. You can: 

• be taken to the adult courts if you break the law
• be sent to an adult jail if a court orders you to be locked up for an offence
• and MUST vote (you must enrol to vote within 21 days of turning 18) 
• buy alcohol and go to a public bar
• buy cigarettes
• be held responsible for any agreement you make (for example, if you borrow money, rent a flat, sign any contract)
• get married without anyone’s permission
• get a tattoo
• make a valid will
• buy a can of spray paint 
• change your name without anyone’s permission
• have your genitalia including the nipples pierced
• apply for an Australian passport without your parent’s consent.

At any age:

• you can buy condoms
• you can open a bank account providing you can sign your own name
• you can apply for your own Australian passport (if you are under 18, you will need your parents’ agreement)
• you can get legal advice
• you can give evidence at court
• you can complain about government departments and their staff (police, teachers, child safety officers) or any other agencies you have contact with
• you can see a doctor and get medical advice and ask to have information about you kept confidential (but this may not happen in certain circumstances particularly  if the doctor thinks you are at risk of harm)
• you can smoke cigarettes BUT you will be breaking the law if you give or sell a cigarette to a person under 18
• if there is a court application about you being adopted, and you understand what is being proposed, you must be given information and any other support you need and you can have your say about what is proposed for you and the court must consider your views.