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?
- 16
buy alcohol?
- 18
gamble?
- 18 to place a bet, 16 to get a lottery ticket
get married?
- 16 (usuually 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

