7.1 Children under 10 Commonwealth Criminal Code: Guide for practitioners You are here Home Crime Publications The Commonwealth Criminal Code: A Guide for Practitioners Part 2.3 Circumstances in which there is no criminal responsibility Division 7 Circumstances involving lack of capacity 7.1 Children under 10 Skip side navigation In this section Crime Hate crime offences Abhorrent violent material Anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing Cybercrime Electronic surveillance Firearms Illicit drugs in Australia Proceeds of Crime Act Serious and organised crime Federal offenders Parole Early release of federal prisoners Interstate transfers Appeals Crimes superannuation benefits Overseas travel for Commonwealth parolees State and territory corrective services websites Foreign bribery Foreign bribery offences and penalties Foreign bribery resources Facilitation payments Australia’s enforcement of the foreign bribery offence Report foreign bribery Agency roles and responsibilities International cooperation on foreign bribery People smuggling and human trafficking Secrecy offences Sexual violence Publications 7.1 Children under 10 A child under 10 years old is not criminally responsible for an offence. Section 7.1 states that a child under 10 is not criminally responsible for an offence. This is now the standard in every State and Territory. Pagination Previous Division 7 Circumstances involving lack of capacity Next 7.2 Children over 10 under 14
