How old do you have to be to ...

  • be left at home on your own?

- no age limit (but parents are legally responsible for making sure their children are safe).

  •  leave home?

16 (usually need parent agreement)

  • leave school?

the last Friday in June when you are in year 11.

  • get a credit card?

18

  • drive a car?

17 (moped at 16)

  • buy cigarettes?

18

  • buy alcohol?

  • 18

    gamble?

  • 18 to place a bet, 16 to get a lottery ticket

    get married?

  • 16 (usually need parent agreement)

    have sex?

  • 16

    be convicted of a criminal offence?

  • 10

    get a custodial sentence (be locked up)?

  • 10

    vote ?

  • 18

    see your birth certificate if adopted?

  • 18

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