Normas y leyes en Australia (2026)
Última revisión: 15 de octubre de 2026
Todos los temas que tratamos para Australia. Cada norma enlaza con su fuente oficial.
Estados y territorios
- Normas y leyes en Australia Meridional
- Normas y leyes en Australia Occidental
- Normas y leyes en el Territorio de la Capital Australiana
- Normas y leyes en el Territorio del Norte
- Normas y leyes en Nueva Gales del Sur
- Normas y leyes en Queensland
- Normas y leyes en Tasmania
- Normas y leyes en Victoria
Conducción
Bicicletas eléctricas y pedelecs rápidos
Australia has no single national road-use rule for e-bikes that was verified here. The Commonwealth vehicle standard defines an electrically power-assisted cycle (EPAC) as a pedal cycle with a motor of up to 250 W whose assistance cuts out at 25 km/h.
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Ciclomotores
Rules for who may ride a moped are set by each state and territory and were not read for this page. The Commonwealth vehicle standard classes a 2-wheeled moped (category LA) as a vehicle with a maximum motor cycle speed of no more than 50 km/h.
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Cinturones de seguridad y sistemas de retención infantil
Seat belt and child restraint rules in Australia come from the road rules of each state and territory, based on the model Australian Road Rules, which are not national law. No single national value could be confirmed, so the detail is not stated for Australia as a whole.
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Conducción tras consumir drogas
Drug driving is regulated by each Australian state and territory, not by one national rule. No national value could be confirmed from an official source, so nothing is stated for Australia as a whole.
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Edad mínima para el permiso de conducir de coche
No national minimum age for a car driving licence has been verified. Licensing is administered by each state and territory, and the individual state rules are not compared here yet.
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Límites de alcohol al volante
Australia has no national drink-driving law: each state and territory sets its own limits and penalties. No national values are shown here. See the state and territory pages where available.
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Límites de velocidad para automóviles
Speed limits in Australia are set by each state and territory, and no single national figures were verified for this page. Posted limits on signs apply.
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Motocicletas: cascos y permisos
Motorcycle rules and licensing in Australia are set by each state and territory. No national rule is given here; the individual jurisdictions have not yet been checked.
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Patinetes eléctricos
No national e-scooter rule has been verified. Whether and how e-scooters may be used on public roads and paths is set by each state and territory, and the individual state rules are not compared here yet.
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Peajes y viñetas de carretera
Tolls are charged on named toll roads, set by each state or territory, and an account with a toll payment provider may be used on any toll road in Australia. Sydney toll roads allow payment up to 72 hours afterwards and Queensland up to 3 days.
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Permisos de conducir extranjeros
Los visitantes sin visado permanente pueden conducir con un permiso extranjero válido, con un permiso internacional de conducir o una traducción al inglés si el permiso no está en inglés. Se aplican límites de tiempo en el Territorio del Norte (3 meses), Nueva Gales del Sur y Victoria (6 meses); un residente permanente o ciudadano necesita un permiso australiano.
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Remolcar remolques y caravanas
No national rule for towing a trailer or caravan has been verified. The rules mostly sit with each state and territory and are not compared here yet.
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Uso del teléfono móvil al conducir
Road rules are made by each state and territory, based on a national model rule on mobile phones. Fines, demerit points and novice-driver restrictions differ, so no national value is given.
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Viajes
Cobertura sanitaria para visitantes temporales
Australia has Reciprocal Health Care Agreements with 11 countries. Eligible visitors get medically necessary care as public patients in public hospitals, and some PBS medicines at the general rate. Eligibility and the documents needed differ by country.
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Compras libres de impuestos para visitantes
Los viajeros que salen de Australia, incluidos los residentes, pueden reclamar el GST de los bienes comprados en un mismo negocio por 300 AUD o más. La solicitud se presenta en persona en la instalación del Tourist Refund Scheme de la zona restringida tras el control de pasaportes.
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Derechos de los pasajeros aéreos
Australia has no statutory fixed-sum compensation scheme for delayed or cancelled flights comparable to EU261 or UK261 in the sources read. Passengers have the automatic consumer guarantees under the Australian Consumer Law, which can lead to a replacement flight or a refund. An Aviation Consumer Protection Bill 2026 (ombuds scheme and charter) is before the Senate.
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Documentos de identidad
Everyone arriving in or leaving Australia must have a valid passport or travel document, and anyone who is not a citizen must hold a valid visa on entry. Australian passport holders do not need a visa.
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Franquicias aduaneras de tabaco y alcohol
Australia permite a los viajeros de 18 años o más introducir libres de derechos 2,25 litros de bebidas alcohólicas en total y 25 cigarrillos o 25 gramos de tabaco. Si se supera un límite, se aplican derechos e impuestos a todos los productos de ese tipo, no solo al exceso.
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Importación de carne y lácteos
Australia sets conditions by the foot-and-mouth disease status of the country of origin, not by EU membership. Personal imports of dairy products and infant formula are allowed up to 10 kg or 10 litres under conditions, and meat is subject to strict conditions; food must be declared.
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Menores que viajan: documentos
Every traveller, including a child, must have their own Australian passport. Before taking a child overseas, consent from everyone with parental responsibility or a court order is needed, and a consent letter may be asked for when a child travels with one parent or a non-parent.
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Vivienda y trabajo
Detectores de humo en viviendas
Smoke alarm duties for existing homes and rented homes are set by state and territory law, and requirements differ, so no national value is given.
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Doble nacionalidad
Australia no exige renunciar a otra nacionalidad para obtener la ciudadanía por concesión. Adquirir otra nacionalidad no pone fin a la ciudadanía australiana; la ciudadanía termina solo por renuncia, revocación u orden judicial de cese.
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Edad de jubilación legal
La edad de pensión de la Age Pension es de 67 años para las personas nacidas el 1 de enero de 1957 o después. Las fechas de nacimiento anteriores tienen edades menores, fijadas por las tablas de la Social Security Act 1991, y la Age Pension no se paga antes de la edad de pensión.
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Educación en casa
Home education is regulated by each state and territory, not by the Commonwealth. Registration, procedure and compulsory school age differ, so no national value is given.
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Naturalización por residencia
La ciudadanía australiana por concesión exige, por lo general, cuatro años de presencia legal en Australia, incluidos 12 meses como residente permanente, y haber superado la prueba de ciudadanía. La Ley no exige a los solicitantes que renuncien a otra ciudadanía.
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Salario mínimo legal
The national minimum wage is A$26.44 per hour (A$1,004.90 for a 38-hour week) from 1 July 2026. It applies to employees in the national system who are not covered by an award or registered agreement; most employees are covered by an award or agreement, which sets the minimum for them. It is reviewed every year, with changes normally starting on or after 1 July.
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Sistemas de depósito y devolución y bolsas de plástico
No national value is shown for Australia. Container deposit schemes and plastic carrier bag rules were not verified.
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Tiempo máximo de trabajo
The National Employment Standards set a maximum of 38 weekly hours of work, plus reasonable additional hours. Daily and weekly rest and daily limits are not set by the National Employment Standards in the sources read; awards and agreements cover them.
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Vacaciones pagadas
Employees in the national system (except casuals) get 4 weeks of paid annual leave a year, plus an extra week for certain shiftworkers. Each state and territory sets its own public holidays, so there is no national count. A public holiday that falls during paid annual leave is not counted as annual leave.
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Restricciones
Cannabis
Cannabis possession, growing and use are governed mainly by state and territory law, so there is no single national position. Medicinal cannabis is available nationally through the Therapeutic Goods Administration's Special Access Scheme, Authorised Prescriber scheme and clinical trials.
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Cuchillos y spray de pimienta
Rules on carrying knives and pepper spray in public are set by each state and territory and differ between them. No national rule is given here; the individual jurisdictions have not yet been checked.
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Drones
A drone flown for sport or recreation is a model aircraft under the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998, so no registration, accreditation or remote pilot licence is required for it. Other rules for model aircraft, such as keeping it in sight and 30 m from people, apply; height, insurance and Remote ID are not verified.
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Edad para beber y venta de alcohol
Alcohol sales and age rules are set by each State and Territory. No national value could be confirmed from an official source.
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Fuegos artificiales
Fireworks laws in Australia are set by each state and territory and differ between them. No national rule is given here; the individual jurisdictions have not yet been checked.
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Límites de edad para el tabaco y la nicotina
Nicotine pouches may not be sold in Australia from 24 July 2026. Vapes are available only through pharmacies; without a prescription a pharmacist may supply them only to people aged 18 or over. The minimum age for tobacco and smoke-free rules are set by each state and territory and are not given here.
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Información general, no asesoramiento jurídico. Las normas cambian: consultar la fuente oficial antes de volar o circular.