Begg Legal

04/03/2026

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27/02/2026

MA*****NA AND FAMILY LAW

The social attitude towards ma*****na is constantly changing and evolving, and this is reflected in the state and territory laws around Australia. Prescription ma*****na for medical use is legal throughout Australia, and recreational ma*****na use (without a prescription) is legal in the Australian Capital Territory.

If you are using it legally, does this mean that you can use ma*****na when you have children at home with you?

Not necessarily.

Read more on our latest blog:

https://www.begglegal.com.au/blog/medical-ma*****na-and-family-law

11/02/2026

We’ve notified Roblox of our intention to directly test the safety commitments they made last year amid growing concerns regarding child grooming and sexual exploitation risks.

Following engagement with us at a senior level in 2025, Roblox made 9 commitments to support compliance with its obligation to keep Australians – particularly children – safer on their platform.

Roblox informed us at the end of 2025 that it had delivered on its commitments which included:
🛡️ making accounts for users aged under 16 private by default
🛡️ introducing tools to prevent adult users from contacting under 16s without parental consent
🛡️ switching off key features by default for Australian kids like direct chat and ‘experience chat’ until the user has gone through age estimation
🛡️ voice chat will not be allowed between adults and 13–15-year-olds, in addition to the current prohibition on the use of this feature by under 13s.

We’ve been monitoring the delivery of these commitments alongside our broader assessment of the service and any new features it implements.

Subject to the outcome of this assessment and testing, we may take further action under the Online Safety Act.

Penalties for failing to comply with the Act, include seeking penalties of up to $49.5 million.

New codes focused on age-restricted material such as online po*******hy, high impact violence and self-harm come into force on 9 March and apply to Roblox.

These also contain requirements for online gaming services to prohibit and take proportionate action against non-consensual sharing of intimate images, the grooming of children and sexual extortion.

For information about Roblox and key safety links, see The eSafety Guide: https://news.esafety.gov.au/4nrffAc

11/02/2026

"We urge all Australians to think twice before clicking on ads they see on social media which claim to be from a boutique business based in a local town or city,” ACCC deputy chair Catriona Lowe said. “The websites often use a similar format to many other online stores, advertising high quality boutique clothing at heavily discounted prices. However, when the product arrives in the mail, consumers report receiving cheap, mass-produced products that have been sold at an inflated price and do not fit their advertised quality or description.”

"The ACCC recommends staying vigilant. Some signs a business may be a ghost store include: a non-Australian domain (.com rather than.com.au); suspiciously low prices; no accurate local contact information; a returns policy that says customers must send items back overseas; a fake backstory relating to the closure of the business; and Meta ads that use a closing-down sale as a hook.

If you think you might be interacting with a ghost store, consult review sites like Trustpilot, use the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine to check when the site came online, check the business name on the Australian Business Register lookup, or use reverse image search to see if product photos are listed elsewhere."

https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/consumers-warned-about-ghost-stores-imitating-australian-businesses

https://www.broadsheet.com.au/featured/ghost-fashion-stores-scam

The ACCC is warning consumers about the operators of four websites allegedly misrepresenting themselves as local businesses, also known as 'ghost stores'.