Q. What can I do as a 17 year old in Australia?
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.
Q. Is a 17 year old a child Australia?
Although the legal age of consent throughout Australia is either 16 or 17 years of age, legislation in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, the Northern Territory, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia makes it an offence for a person in a supervisory role to have sexual interactions with a …
Q. Can a 17 year old date a 20 year old in Australia?
In general, there are no laws that say when a young person can start dating another person (but there are laws about doing sexual activity with another person, which we explain below!)
Q. Can a 21 year old sleep with a 17 year old?
The Age of Consent in California is 18 In California, the age of consent is 18. That means that anyone under the age of 18 cannot legally consent to have sex. That’s true, even if both parties involved want to have sex.
Q. Can I move out at 17 Australia?
There is no legal age for when you can leave home. However if you are under 18 years of age and there is a: Court Order which says who you must live with or. if you are on a Child Protection Order.
Q. Can I date a 17 year old?
In California, the age of consent is 18. Anyone under the age of 18 cannot legally consent to sexual intercourse. This applies to both men and women.
Q. Can a 40 year old date a 17 year old?
Under California law, a person must be at least 18 years of age in order legally to have sex with another person to whom he or she is not married. Having sex with a person under the legal age of consent will subject a person to criminal liability.
Q. Can I runaway at 17?
In most states, running away from home is not illegal. This is because the law provides that juvenile courts only have power over juveniles under 17 years of age when they run away or desert home. However, the law requires parents to continue supporting the runaway 17 year old until they turn 18.
Q. Can your parents control you at 17?
A parent has both the legal right and the duty to control their 16- or 17-year old children, unless they are emancipated. The parents or guardians are liable only if the minors would have been liable for the damage or injury had they been adults.
