Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) Subject to this Act, a person attains full age for all purposes of the law of the Territory when the person attains the age of 18 years.
(2) A person who has attained the age of 18 years is not subject to any want of legal capacity only because of the person's age.
(3) If, on 1 November 1974, a person had attained the age of 18 years but had not attained the age of 21 years, the provisions of this Act apply to, and in relation to, the person as if the person had attained the age of 18 years on 1 November 1974.