Table 4 Sample developer guidance: Australian digital content laws [33]

Does your app contain ANY of the following?

 • Images of child sexual abuse or instructions in paedophilia

 • Depictions of gratuitous or exploitative violence including sexual violence

 • Depictions of actual or exploitative sexual practices including bestiality or incest

 • Detailed instruction or promotion of crime or violence including the use of illicit drugs or terrorist acts

Yes: your app is prohibited by law and must not be available for download in Australia. Distribution, promotion or possession of this kind of app is a criminal offence. Offensive content in your promotional materials is also prohibited.

No: Check your social media channels regularly – if offensive material is posted by users in relation to your app, you must remove this promptly.

Your app must have an appropriate age-classification. Check your app for mature themes and language, violence, sex, drug use and nudity.