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r7475

Aviation Consumer Protection (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2026

Introduced with the Aviation Consumer Protection Bill 2026, Aviation Consumer Protection Levy Bill 2026 and Aviation Consumer Protection Levy (Collection) Bill 2026, the bill amends the Air Navigation Act 1920 to make a consequential amendment. Also provides for transitional provisions in relation to the Aircraft Noise Ombudsperson.

Info:

• Portfolio: Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
• Minister: Catherine King MP (Labor), member for Ballarat
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 01/04/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in Senate
• ☐ Pending royal assent
• ☐ Not commenced

r7471

Aviation Consumer Protection Levy (Collection) Bill 2026

Introduced with the Aviation Consumer Protection Bill 2026, Aviation Consumer Protection Levy Bill 2026 and Aviation Consumer Protection (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2026, the bill provides for the collection and administration of the levy imposed by the Aviation Consumer Protection Levy Act 2026.

Info:

• Portfolio: Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
• Minister: Catherine King MP (Labor), member for Ballarat
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 01/04/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in Senate
• ☐ Pending royal assent
• ☐ Not commenced

r7470

Aviation Consumer Protection Levy Bill 2026

Introduced with the Aviation Consumer Protection Bill 2026, Aviation Consumer Protection Levy (Collection) Bill 2026 and Aviation Consumer Protection (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2026, the bill imposes an annual levy on certain airlines and airport operators to recover the cost of activities carried out by the Aviation Consumer Protection Authority.

Info:

• Portfolio: Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
• Minister: Catherine King MP (Labor), member for Ballarat
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 01/04/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in Senate
• ☐ Pending royal assent
• ☐ Not commenced

r7469

Aviation Consumer Protection Bill 2026

Introduced with the Aviation Consumer Protection Levy Bill 2026, Aviation Consumer Protection Levy (Collection) Bill 2026 and Aviation Consumer Protection (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2026, the bill establishes an aviation consumer protection framework which will impose requirements on airlines and airport operators relating to the offer and supply of airline and airport services and establish a scheme for handling eligible complaints. Also establishes the Aircraft Noise Ombudsperson to review an aircraft noise management agency’s management of aircraft noise in Australian territory.

Info:

• Portfolio: Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 01/04/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in Senate
• ☐ Pending royal assent
• ☐ Not commenced

r7468

Competition and Consumer Amendment (Unfair Trading Practices) Bill 2026

Amends the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 to: prohibit a person from engaging in unfair trading practices in trade or commerce; require a person offering goods or services at a base price to disclose information relating to any applicable transaction-based charges that would apply to those goods or services; and require a person offering goods or services under a subscription contract to provide subscribers with certain pre-contract and ongoing information and an easy and straightforward way to end a subscription, including an online cancellation option in certain circumstances.

Info:

• Portfolio: Treasury
• Minister: Andrew Leigh MP (Labor), member for Fenner
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 01/04/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in Senate
• ☐ Pending royal assent
• ☐ Not commenced

r7467

Secrecy Provisions Amendment (Repealing Offences) Bill 2026

Amends: the Criminal Code Act 1995 to: remove the existing offence relating to the unauthorised disclosure of information by certain Commonwealth officers and replace it with a new offence prohibiting the improper use or communication of information by certain Commonwealth officers when done with the intention of obtaining a benefit or causing detriment to a Commonwealth entity or other person; and require the Attorney-General’s consent to prosecute journalists or certain other persons for secrecy offences unless otherwise prescribed by regulations; 12 Acts to make consequential amendments; 17 Acts and 5 regulations to remove certain secrecy offences and non-disclosure duties and remove criminal liability from secrecy offences, effectively converting those offences into non-disclosure duties without criminal liability; the Criminal Code Act 1995, Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Act 2018 and Intelligence Services Act 2001 to ensure that secrecy offences are proportionate and consistent with the rule of law, clarify the scope of existing offences and limit their application to non-officials; and the Business Names Registration Act 2011 and Criminal Code Act 1995 to make minor and technical amendments to secrecy provisions.

Info:

• Portfolio: Attorney-General
• Minister: Michelle Rowland MP (Labor), member for Greenway
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 01/04/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in Senate
• ☐ Pending royal assent
• ☐ Not commenced

r7466

Secrecy Provisions Amendment (Sunsetting Provision) Bill 2026

Amends the Criminal Code Act 1995 to extend the operation of certain offences in relation to the unauthorised disclosure of information by certain Commonwealth officers for a further 6 months, until 29 December 2026.

Info:

• Portfolio: Attorney-General
• Minister: Michelle Rowland MP (Labor), member for Greenway
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 01/04/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in Senate
• ☐ Pending royal assent
• ☐ Not commenced

r7465

Public and Educational Lending Rights (Better Income for Authors) Bill 2026

Introduced with the Public and Educational Lending Rights (Better Income for Authors) Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions Bill 2026, the bill establishes a framework for public and educational lending rights to replace the existing Public Lending Right Scheme and the Educational Lending Right Scheme.

Info:

• Portfolio: Arts
• Minister: Tony Burke MP (Labor), member for Watson
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 01/04/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in Senate
• ☐ Pending royal assent
• ☐ Not commenced

r7464

Defence Force Discipline Amendment (RCDVS Implementation and Related Measures No. 1) Bill 2026

Amends the: Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 to: implement certain recommendations of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide in relation to suspension from duty while under investigation, sentencing procedures, disclosure of service offences, removing stigmatising language, and distinguishing between violent and non-violent commission of certain service offences; update superior tribunal procedures; establish the summary contravention scheme; and make a range of other amendments in relation to policing equipment, updates to prescribed quantities for drug offences, disclosure of investigative material, changes to service offences, changes to imprisonment terms for restricted courts martial and Defence Force magistrates, amendments to petition and for review processes, delegation of powers, functions of the Director of Military Prosecutions, harmonising termination grounds for judicial officers, application of territory rules of evidence, powers of investigating officers, and enabling removal orders for intimate images; Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 and Defence Force Discipline Appeals Act 1955 to: update powers for service tribunals when dealing with accused persons suffering from a mental impairment; and establish the Defence Mental Health Tribunal as a specialised decision-making body; Defence Act 1903 and Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 to update the title of ‘Director of Defence Counsel Services’ to ‘Director of Defence Legal Assistance’; Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 to extinguish convictions for historical homosexual service offences. Also makes consequential amendments to 5 Acts and a contingent amendment to the Defence and Veterans’ Service Commissioner Act 2026.

Info:

• Portfolio: Defence
• Minister: Matt Keogh MP (Labor), member for Burt
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 01/04/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in Senate
• ☐ Pending royal assent
• ☐ Not commenced

r7463

Public and Educational Lending Rights (Better Income for Authors) Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions Bill 2026

Introduced with the Public and Educational Lending Rights (Better Income for Authors) Bill 2026, the bill repeals the Public Lending Right Act 1985 and makes transitional and consequential provisions to support the implementation of the new public and educational lending rights framework.

Info:

• Portfolio: Arts
• Minister: Tony Burke MP (Labor), member for Watson
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 01/04/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in Senate
• ☐ Pending royal assent
• ☐ Not commenced

r7457

Treasury Laws Amendment (Delivering an Efficient and Trusted Tax System) Bill 2026

Amends the: Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 to: remove the requirement that gifts to deductible gift recipients be valued at $2 or more donor can claim a tax deduction; and exclude tobacco and gambling related activities from eligibility for the Research and Development Tax Incentive; Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 to require trustees of closely held trusts to report, in the trust’s income tax return, the quoted tax file numbers of beneficiaries who have an entitlement; and Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001, Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 and Treasury Laws Amendment (More Competition, Better Prices) Act 2022 to make minor and technical amendments.

Info:

• Portfolio: Treasury
• Minister: Daniel Mulino MP (Labor), member for Fraser
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 01/04/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in Senate
• ☐ Pending royal assent
• ☐ Not commenced

r7452

Customs Legislation Amendment (False Trade Marks Infringement Notices) Bill 2026

Amends the: Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905 to create a strict liability offence for the importation of goods that bear false trade marks; and Customs Regulation 2015 to prescribe this offence in the Customs Infringement Notice Scheme, enabling Australian Border Force officers to issue infringement notices as an alternative to prosecution.

Info:

• Portfolio: Home Affairs
• Minister: Julian Hill MP (Labor), member for Bruce
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 01/04/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in Senate
• ☐ Pending royal assent
• ☐ Not commenced

r7406

Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025

Amends the National Health Act 1953 and Health Insurance Act 1973 to enable authorised nurse prescribers to prescribe certain pharmaceutical benefits under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

Info:

• Portfolio: Health, Disability and Ageing
• Minister: Mark Butler MP (Labor), member for Hindmarsh
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 01/04/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in Senate
• ☐ Pending royal assent
• ☐ Not commenced

r7358

Telecommunications Amendment (Enhancing Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2025

Amends the Telecommunications Act 1997 to: establish a carriage service provider registration scheme; make industry codes directly enforceable by the Australian Communications and Media Authority; and amend existing arrangements relating to the application of penalty amounts for infringement notices and civil penalties.

Info:

• Portfolio: Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
• Minister: Anika Wells MP (Labor), member for Lilley
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 01/04/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in Senate
• ☐ Pending royal assent
• ☐ Not commenced

r7458

Combatting Illicit Tobacco Bill 2026

Amends the: Customs Act 1901, Excise Act 1901 and Taxation Administration Act 1953 to increase penalties for offences relating to the importation, possession, buying, selling, supply, production or manufacture of illicit tobacco; Taxation Administration Regulations 2017 to make consequential amendments; Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 to enable law enforcement and intelligence agencies to apply for telecommunications interception warrants for the purpose of investigating illicit tobacco-related offences; Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 to: include additional grounds for making a non-publication order and expand the types of information and documents which can be protected by those orders; enable responsible authorities to seek examination orders in certain circumstances; enable the sharing of certain information; enable jurisdictions that have signed up to the Intergovernmental Agreement on the National Cooperative Scheme on Unexplained Wealth to participate in equitable sharing arrangements; remove the requirement for a court to make a preliminary unexplained wealth order before considering an application for an unexplained wealth order; and enable the postal or electronic service of documents; and Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and 3 other Acts to establish a search warrant framework.

Info:

• Portfolio: Home Affairs
• Minister: Julian Hill MP (Labor), member for Bruce
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 26/03/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in Senate
• ☐ Pending royal assent
• ☐ Not commenced

r7455

Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (National Policing Information Charges) Bill 2026

Introduced with the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission Bill 2026, the bill imposes a national policing information charge on an application to the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission for a nationally coordinated criminal history check service.

Info:

• Portfolio: Home Affairs
• Minister: Julian Hill MP (Labor), member for Bruce
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 25/03/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in Senate
• ☐ Pending royal assent
• ☐ Not commenced

r7454

Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission Bill 2026

Introduced with the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (National Policing Information Charges) Bill 2026, the bill continues in existence the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission as Australia’s national criminal intelligence agency with realigned functions and powers to obtain, analyse and communicate intelligence relevant to serious and organised crime, provide nationally coordinated criminal history check services, prepare and issue criminal intelligence assessments and provide advice about crime trends, criminal activity and preventing crime.

Info:

• Portfolio: Home Affairs
• Minister: Julian Hill MP (Labor), member for Bruce
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 25/03/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in Senate
• ☐ Pending royal assent
• ☐ Not commenced

r7453

Treasury Laws Amendment (The Survivors Law) Bill 2026

Amends the: Taxation Administration Act 1953 and 3 other Acts to establish a framework to enable victims and survivors of specified child abuse offences to obtain visibility of, and access to, certain amounts held in a perpetrator’s superannuation for the purpose of satisfying unpaid compensation orders arising from criminal or civil proceedings; and Bankruptcy Act 1966 to ensure that compensation debts owed to victims and survivors are not extinguished by a perpetrator’s bankruptcy.

Info:

• Portfolio: Treasury
• Minister: Daniel Mulino MP (Labor), member for Fraser
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 25/03/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in Senate
• ☐ Pending royal assent
• ☐ Not commenced

r7449

Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Bill 2026

Amends the: Crimes Act 1914 to list Sydney West Airport as a major airport for the purpose of enabling the Australian Federal Police to exercise move-on and identity-check powers at the airport; Surveillance Devices Act 2004 and Measures to Combat Serious and Organised Crimes Act 2001 to ensure law enforcement authorities are able to utilise or retain appropriate information gathering powers and warrant powers; Criminal Code Act 1995 to: introduce evidentiary certificates in serious drug offences proceedings; and amend the evidentiary framework for determining drug quantity thresholds by removing the existing purity-based method and replacing it with a mixture-weight approach; Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983 and Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 to: enable decision making where the Director of Public Prosecutions has a conflict of interest; and bring a position title in the Office of the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions into alignment with state and territory offices of public prosecutions; Extradition Act 1988 to: clarify aspects of the extradition process; and provide for new powers of entry and use of reasonable force for police officers in relation to the execution of arrest warrants; and Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 to update references to reflect changes in relation to Integrity Oversight Victoria.

Info:

• Portfolio: Attorney-General
• Minister: Michelle Rowland MP (Labor), member for Greenway
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 25/03/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in Senate
• ☐ Pending royal assent
• ☐ Not commenced

r7446

Export Control Amendment (Clarifying Obligations Relating to Registered Establishments) Bill 2026

Amends the Export Control Act 2020 to: enable export operations in relation to general products to be carried out at registered establishments without needing to be included in the registration; and expand the scope of export documentation that can be issued by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry to include additional documentation required by trading partners.

Info:

• Portfolio: Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
• Minister: Julie Collins MP (Labor), member for Franklin
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 25/03/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in Senate
• ☐ Pending royal assent
• ☐ Not commenced

r7434

Health Legislation Amendment (Improving Choice and Transparency for Private Health Consumers) Bill 2026

Amends the: Health Insurance Act 1973 and Private Health Insurance Act 2007 to enable the publication of information on medical fees charged by medical practitioners and likely out-of-pocket costs; and Private Health Insurance Act 2007 to require private health insurers to apply to the minister for approval to change the premiums charged under a complying health insurance product.

Info:

• Portfolio: Health, Disability and Ageing
• Minister: Mark Butler MP (Labor), member for Hindmarsh
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 25/03/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in Senate
• ☐ Pending royal assent
• ☐ Not commenced

r7448

Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment Bill 2026

Amends the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 to: enable the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre to restrict or prohibit reporting entities from using high-risk mechanisms to provide designated services; amend the meaning of financing of terrorism to reference new offences for financing a state sponsor of terrorism; and make technical amendments.

Info:

• Portfolio: Home Affairs
• Minister: Matt Thistlethwaite MP (Labor), member for Kingsford Smith
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 12/03/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in Senate
• ☐ Pending royal assent
• ☐ Not commenced

r7445

Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Amendment Bill 2026

Amends the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Act 2016 to: extend by 10 years to 30 June 2036 the period within which the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) may decide to provide financial assistance; insert certain provisions relating to compliance with the NAIF Investment Mandate; ensure that certain administrative arrangements are the joint responsibility of the responsible ministers; and provide for reviews of the operation of the Act after 30 June 2029 and 30 June 2034.

Info:

• Portfolio: Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
• Minister: Madeleine King MP (Labor), member for Brand
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 12/03/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in Senate
• ☐ Pending royal assent
• ☐ Not commenced

r7436

Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Reporting System Reform) Bill 2026

Amends the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 to merge the Financial Reporting Council, the Australian Accounting Standards Board and the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board into a single entity to be known as External Reporting Australia, with responsibility for performing core financial reporting and sustainability standard-setting functions. Also makes consequential amendments to 8 Acts.

Info:

• Portfolio: Treasury
• Minister: Daniel Mulino MP (Labor), member for Fraser
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 11/03/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in Senate
• ☐ Pending royal assent
• ☐ Not commenced

r7414

Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation) Bill 2025

Amends the: Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999 to establish a regulatory framework for a Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation to ensure that baseline mobile coverage is reasonably available outdoors to all people in Australia on an equitable basis; and Competition and Consumer Act 2010 and Telecommunications Act 1997 to make consequential amendments.

Info:

• Portfolio: Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
• Minister: Anika Wells MP (Labor), member for Lilley
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 11/03/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in Senate
• ☐ Pending royal assent
• ☐ Not commenced

r7413

Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

Amends the Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Payroll Levy Collection Act 1992 and Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Administration Act 1992 to: establish a mechanism for employers with historical unpaid levy liabilities to enter into voluntary payment arrangements with the Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Corporation; and replace the defunct method for calculating the additional levy that is payable on late levy payments.

Info:

• Portfolio: Employment and Workplace Relations
• Minister: Amanda Rishworth MP (Labor), member for Kingston
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 10/03/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in Senate
• ☐ Pending royal assent
• ☐ Not commenced

r7339

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2025

Amends the: Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 to: make the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation’s compulsory questioning powers framework permanent; expand the scope of adult questioning warrants; amend the eligibility and termination provisions for prescribed authorities; impose additional reporting requirements to ensure that the Attorney-General is made aware of any relevant information regarding the conduct of questioning under a compulsory questioning warrant; require that post-charge questioning occur only before a prescribed authority who is a retired judge; and Intelligence Services Act 2001 to enable a further review of the framework by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security

Info:

• Portfolio: Home Affairs
• Minister: Tony Burke MP (Labor), member for Watson
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 03/03/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in Senate
• ☐ Pending royal assent
• ☐ Not commenced

r7332

Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill 2025

Amends the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 to make a minor technical amendment.

Info:

• Portfolio: Prime Minister
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 22/07/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in Senate
• ☐ Pending royal assent
• ☐ Not commenced

s1484

High Seas Biodiversity Bill 2026

Establishes a framework to implement Australia’s obligations under the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction.

Info:

• Portfolio: Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
• Minister: Senator for ACT, Katy Gallagher (Labor)
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 08/04/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in Senate
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅ Royal assent
• ☐ Commenced

s1478

National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Integrity and Safeguarding) Bill 2026

Amends the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 to: expand the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission’s powers to detect, prevent and respond to breaches of obligations under the Act; provide participants wishing to withdraw from the National Disability Insurance Scheme with additional safeguards and communication options; enable the National Disability Insurance Agency to move to an entirely electronic claiming system for providers; and ensure that plan variations can include an increase or decrease of the total funding amounts.

Info:

• Portfolio: Health, Disability and Ageing
• Minister: Senator for Queensland, Anthony Chisholm (Labor)
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 08/04/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in Senate
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅ Royal assent
• ☐ Commenced

r7423

National Health Amendment (Passive Immunological Products) Bill 2026

Amends the National Health Act 1953 to amend the definition of ‘vaccine’ to enable new and merging technologies to be listed on the National Immunisation Program.

Info:

• Portfolio: Health, Disability and Ageing
• Minister: Rebecca White MP (Labor), member for Lyons
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 08/04/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ☐ Commenced

r7415

Translating and Interpreting Services Bill 2025

Establishes a framework to support the provision of translating and interpreting services provided by the Department of Home Affairs in its capacity as the Translating and Interpreting Service National.

Info:

• Portfolio: Home Affairs
• Minister: Anne Aly MP (Labor), member for Cowan
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 08/04/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ☐ Commenced

r7411

Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Bill 2025

Amends the Corporations Act 2001 and Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 to update Australia’s digital asset regulatory regime by: defining the core concepts of digital tokens, digital asset platforms and tokenised custody platforms; applying the financial services law in a way that is tailored to these platforms; providing targeted exemptions for certain digital token arrangements; and providing the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the Minister with powers to regulate these platforms.

Info:

• Portfolio: Treasury
• Minister: Daniel Mulino MP (Labor), member for Fraser
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 08/04/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ☐ Commenced

r7409

Treasury Laws Amendment (Genetic Testing Protections in Life Insurance and Other Measures) Bill 2025

Amends: the Insurance Contracts Act 1984 to establish a ban which prohibits insurers from using certain information about an individual’s genetic testing to inform the offer of life insurance cover, or the terms and conditions of the cover that is offered; the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 to align Australia’s anti-discrimination law with the ban; the Corporations Act 2001 to provide four licensing exemptions for foreign financial services providers; 7 Acts to support Australia’s continuing participation with multilateral development banks (MDBs) and the International Monetary Fund by introducing special appropriations for current and future financial obligations to MDBs, enabling the delegation of certain powers, ensuring payments consistent with existing obligations can be made without additional ministerial approval, and making technical amendments; and the Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response—Better Advice) Act 2021 to remove the requirement that individual financial advisers register themselves with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission annually from 1 July 2026. Also repeals 9 Acts and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Regulation 2012.

Info:

• Portfolio: Treasury
• Minister: Daniel Mulino MP (Labor), member for Fraser
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 08/04/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ☐ Commenced

r7401

Migration Amendment (Combatting Migrant Exploitation) Bill 2025

Amends the Migration Act 1958 to provide for the publication of a register of approved standard business sponsors and accredited sponsors who have nominated skilled workers for entry to Australia.

Info:

• Portfolio: Home Affairs
• Minister: Tony Burke MP (Labor), member for Watson
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 08/04/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ☐ Commenced

r7386

Commonwealth Parole Board (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025

Introduced with the Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025, the bill amends the Crimes Act 1914 to support the establishment of the Commonwealth Parole Board.

Info:

• Portfolio: Attorney-General
• Minister: Michelle Rowland MP (Labor), member for Greenway
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 08/04/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ☐ Commenced

r7385

Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025

Introduced with the Commonwealth Parole Board (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025, the bill establishes a statutory independent Commonwealth Parole Board to make decisions about the conditional release and management of federal offenders and other detained persons.

Info:

• Portfolio: Attorney-General
• Minister: Michelle Rowland MP (Labor), member for Greenway
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 08/04/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ☐ Commenced

r7377

Customs Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025

Introduced with the Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025, the bill amends the Customs Tariff Act 1995 to pause the indexation of customs duty rates on draught beer for two years, from 1 August 2025

Info:

• Portfolio: Home Affairs
• Minister: Daniel Mulino MP (Labor), member for Fraser
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 08/04/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ☐ Commenced

r7375

Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025

Introduced with the Customs Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025, the bill amends the Excise Tariff Act 1921 to pause the indexation of excise duty rates on draught beer for two years, from 1 August 2025,

Info:

• Portfolio: Treasury
• Minister: Daniel Mulino MP (Labor), member for Fraser
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 08/04/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ☐ Commenced

r7477

Treasury Laws Amendment (Fuel Excise Relief) Bill 2026

Amends the: Customs Tariff Act 1995 and Excise Tariff Act 1921 to: temporarily reduce the excise duty rates and excise-equivalent customs duty rates for fuels, including petrol, diesel and similar petroleum-based products; and provide the Treasurer with the power to determine a fuel duty rate reduction below the 50 per cent reduction that would otherwise apply between 1 April and 30 June 2026; and Fuel Tax Act 2006 to provide the Transport Minister with the power, on a temporary basis, to vary the road user charge for a financial year commencing on 1 July 2025 or 1 July 2026.

Info:

• Portfolio: Treasury
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 01/04/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7474

Appropriation (Fuel Security Response) Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026

Info:

• Portfolio: Finance
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 01/04/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7473

Appropriation (Fuel Security Response) Bill (No. 2) 2025-2026

Info:

• Portfolio: Finance
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 01/04/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7472

Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Strategic Reserve) Bill 2026

Amends the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Act 1991 to: expand and clarify the role of Export Finance Australia in supporting projects that contribute to Australia’s strategic reserves, including reserves of critical goods, materials or capabilities considered essential to Australia’s economic security, supply chain resilience or national interest; provide for remuneration and allowances for committee members; and provide for reporting requirements.

Info:

• Portfolio: Foreign Affairs and Trade
• Minister: Nita Green MP (Labor), member for Queensland
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 01/04/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7462

Fair Work Amendment (Fairer Fuel) Bill 2026

Amends the Fair Work Act 2009 to: allow the minister to determine that an application relating to a road transport contractual chain order (RTCCO) is an emergency application in the event of time-sensitive circumstances or circumstances that negatively impact the road transport industry nationally; and enable the Fair Work Commission to make RTCCOs in an expedited manner.

Info:

• Portfolio: Employment and Workplace Relations
• Minister: Amanda Rishworth MP (Labor), member for Kingston
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 01/04/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7424

Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 1) Bill 2026

Amends the: Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 to: clarify the commencement date of child support periods when the registrar receives a new tax assessment for a parent; and ensure that a parent with less than 35 per cent care of a child is not entitled to receive child support payments; Social Security Act 1991 and Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 to provide legislative authority for urgent payments to eligible social security recipients outside the standard fortnightly payment cycle; and Social Security Act 1991 to clarify the operation of the social security income test treatment of employment income.

Info:

• Portfolio: Social Services
• Minister: Tanya Plibersek MP (Labor), member for Sydney
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 01/04/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7419

Defence and Veterans’ Service Commissioner Bill 2025

Introduced with the Defence and Veterans’ Service Commissioner (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025, the bill establishes an independent Defence and Veterans’ Service Commission to monitor, inquire into and report on matters relating to suicide prevention and wellbeing outcomes for veterans, including the Commonwealth’s implementation of the Government’s response to the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.

Info:

• Portfolio: Prime Minister and Cabinet
• Minister: Matt Keogh MP (Labor), member for Burt
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 01/04/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7418

Defence and Veterans’ Service Commissioner (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025

Introduced with the Defence and Veterans’ Service Commissioner Bill 2025, the bill amends the Archives Act 1983, Defence Act 1903 and Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986 to make consequential amendments; and provides for application, saving and transitional provisions.

Info:

• Portfolio: Prime Minister and Cabinet
• Minister: Matt Keogh MP (Labor), member for Burt
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 01/04/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7417

Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures No. 2) Bill 2026

Amends the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004, Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004 and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 to make technical amendments prior to the commencement of the Veterans’ Entitlements, Treatment and Support (Simplification and Harmonisation) Act 2025.

Info:

• Portfolio: Veterans’ Affairs
• Minister: Matt Keogh MP (Labor), member for Burt
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 01/04/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7416

Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025

Introduced with the Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025, the bill establishes the Australian Tertiary Education Commission to provide stewardship of the higher education system, including by entering into mission based compacts with higher education providers and preparing reports and providing advice and recommendations, if requested by the Minister, to various Commonwealth, state and territory ministers.

Info:

• Portfolio: Education
• Minister: Claire Clutterham MP (Labor), member for Sturt
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 01/04/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7408

Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025

Introduced with the Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025, the bill amends the Higher Education Support Act 2003 and Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 to make amendments consequential on the establishment of the Australian Tertiary Education Commission.

Info:

• Portfolio: Education
• Minister: Jason Clare MP (Labor), member for Blaxland
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 01/04/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7402

Copyright Amendment Bill 2026

Amends the Copyright Act 1968 to: facilitate the use of copyright materials for which the copyright owner cannot be identified or located (commonly known as ‘orphan works’) by limiting the remedies available for infringing use if the user conducts a reasonably diligent search for the copyright owner or owners and meets certain other requirements; clarify the scope of section 28 which relates to the performance and communication of copyright material in the course of educational instruction; and make minor technical amendments.

Info:

• Portfolio: Attorney-General
• Minister: Michelle Rowland MP (Labor), member for Greenway
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 01/04/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7456

Treasury Laws Amendment (Doubling Penalties for ACCC Enforcement) Bill 2026

Amends the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 to increase the maximum penalty for anti-competitive behaviour and certain breaches of competition and consumer law.

Info:

• Portfolio: Treasury
• Minister: Jim Chalmers MP (Labor), member for Rankin
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 27/03/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7430

Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2025-2026

Appropriates additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary annual services of the government, in addition to the appropriations provided for by the Supply Act (No. 1) 2025-2026 and Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2025-2026.

Info:

• Portfolio: Finance
• Minister: Daniel Mulino MP (Labor), member for Fraser
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 27/03/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7429

Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2025-2026

Appropriates additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure, in addition to the appropriations provided for by the Supply Act (No. 2) 2025-2026 and Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2025-2026.

Info:

• Portfolio: Finance
• Minister: Daniel Mulino MP (Labor), member for Fraser
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 27/03/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7428

Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 2) 2025-2026

Appropriates additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for expenditure in relation to the parliamentary departments, in addition to the appropriations provided for by the Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No. 1) 2025-2026 and Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No. 1) 2025-2026.

Info:

• Portfolio: Finance
• Minister: Daniel Mulino MP (Labor), member for Fraser
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 27/03/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7438

Commonwealth Entities Legislation Amendment Bill 2026

Amends the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Act 1982, Australian Trade and Investment Commission Act 1985, Nuclear Non-Proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1987 and Parliamentary Counsel Act 1970 to update the statutory framework for the appointment, suspension and termination of certain statutory office holders in the Foreign Affairs and Trade and Attorney-General’s portfolios.

Info:

• Portfolio: Attorney-General
• Minister: Michelle Rowland MP (Labor), member for Greenway
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 26/03/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7426

National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2026

Introduced with the National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Bill 2026, the bill supports the transition of the National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People from an executive agency to a statutory agency.

Info:

• Portfolio: Social Services
• Minister: Tanya Plibersek MP (Labor), member for Sydney
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 26/03/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7425

National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Bill 2026

Introduced with the National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2026, the bill provides for the continuation of the National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People as a statutory agency, with the functions and powers to advance the rights, interests, development, safety and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people.

Info:

• Portfolio: Social Services
• Minister: Tanya Plibersek MP (Labor), member for Sydney
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 26/03/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7412

Treasury Laws Amendment (Supporting Choice in Superannuation and Other Measures) Bill 2025

Amends the: Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 to streamline the choice of superannuation fund process during employee onboarding; Corporations Act 2001 to ban advertising of certain superannuation products to new employees as part of the onboarding process; Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 to provide income tax and withholding tax exemptions for World Rugby and its wholly-owned subsidiaries; International Tax Agreements Act 1953 to give legislative authority to the Convention between Australia and the Portuguese Republic for the elimination of double taxation with respect to taxes on income and the prevention of tax evasion and avoidance; Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 to update the list of deductible gift recipients; and A New Tax System (Wine Equalisation Tax) Act 1999 to increase the maximum amount of wine equalisation tax producer rebate claimable by eligible wine producers to $400,000 each financial year.

Info:

• Portfolio: Treasury
• Minister: Daniel Mulino MP (Labor), member for Fraser
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 26/03/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7447

Migration Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Bill 2026

Amends the Migration Act 1958 to enable temporary restrictions on the arrival of certain classes of temporary visa holders in Australia, including when events or circumstances outside Australia mean that there is an increased risk that certain classes of temporary visa holders will not depart Australia when their visas cease to be in effect.

Info:

• Portfolio: Home Affairs
• Minister: Anthony Chisholm MP (Labor), member for Queensland
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 13/03/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7443

Royal Commissions Legislation Amendment (Protections for Providing Information) Bill 2026

Amends the: Royal Commissions Act 1902 and Criminal Code Act 1995 to provide additional protections for people who provide intelligence or operationally sensitive information to a Royal Commission on a voluntary or compulsory basis where that information is subject to secrecy provisions; and Royal Commission Regulations 2019 to ensure that these protections apply to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.

Info:

• Portfolio: Attorney-General
• Minister: Michelle Rowland MP (Labor), member for Greenway
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 13/03/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7442

Parliamentary Frameworks Legislation Amendment (Reviews) Bill 2026

Amends the: Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984, Parliamentary Business Resources Act 2017 and Parliamentary Workplace Support Service Act 2023 to enable the forthcoming statutory reviews of these Acts to be combined; and Parliamentary Business Resources Act 2017 and Parliamentary Workplace Support Service Act 2023 to align the frequency of the future periodic reviews of these Acts to allow them to be combined or conducted separately.

Info:

• Portfolio: Finance
• Minister: Patrick Gorman MP (Labor), member for Perth
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 13/03/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7437

Treasury Laws Amendment (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Bill 2026

Introduced with the Superannuation (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Imposition Bill 2026 to reduce the tax concessions available to individuals with a total superannuation balance (TSB) exceeding $3 million, the bill amends 9 Acts to makes consequential and miscellaneous amendments. Also amends the Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) Act 2003 to link the low income superannuation tax offset (LISTO) eligibility threshold to the relevant personal income tax threshold and link the maximum LISTO amount to the superannuation guarantee charge percentage.

Info:

• Portfolio: Treasury
• Minister: Jim Chalmers MP (Labor), member for Rankin
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 13/03/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7435

Superannuation (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Imposition Bill 2026

Introduced with the Treasury Laws Amendment (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Bill 2026 to reduce the tax concessions available to individuals with a total superannuation balance (TSB) exceeding $3 million, the bill imposes a tax of 15 per cent on earnings based on the percentage of the TSB exceeding the $3 million threshold and a further 10 per cent on earnings based on the percentage of the TSB exceeding the $10 million threshold.

Info:

• Portfolio: Treasury
• Minister: Jim Chalmers MP (Labor), member for Rankin
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 13/03/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7383

Corporations (Review Fees) Amendment (Technical Amendments) Bill 2025

Amends the Corporations (Review Fees) Act 2003 to validate certain fees collected by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission between 1 July 2011 and 11 March 2025, including the indexation applied to those fees.

Info:

• Portfolio: Treasury
• Minister: Daniel Mulino MP (Labor), member for Fraser
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 13/03/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7378

Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence) Bill 2025

Amends the Defence Act 1903 to establish the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence to have general oversight of Australian defence agencies, other than the Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation, the Australian Signals Directorate and the Defence Intelligence Organisation.

Info:

• Portfolio: Defence
• Minister: Peter Khalil MP (Labor), member for Wills
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 13/03/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7427

Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (New South Wales Local Court) Bill 2026

Consequential on the commencement of the Local Court and Bail Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (NSW), the bill amends 15 Acts to ensure that jurisdiction and powers conferred on New South Wales magistrates by Commonwealth law can continue to be validly exercised by judges of the Local Court of New South Wales and that judges of the Local Court of New South Wales will not be able to exercise federal jurisdiction and powers beyond the intended scope of their office.

Info:

• Portfolio: Attorney-General
• Minister: Michelle Rowland MP (Labor), member for Greenway
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 05/03/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7365

Administrative Review Tribunal and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

Amends the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024 and Migration Act 1958 to expand the Administrative Review Tribunal’s ability to determine matters without holding an oral hearing of the proceeding.

Info:

• Portfolio: Attorney-General
• Minister: Michelle Rowland MP (Labor), member for Greenway
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 09/02/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7422

Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026

Amends the: Criminal Code Act 1995 to: create aggravated offences for preachers and leaders who advocate or threaten force or violence and adults who seek to radicalise children; increase penalties for advocating or threatening force or violence; introduce a new listing framework for prohibited hate groups; and strength the existing prohibited symbols offences; Crimes Act 1914 to introduce an aggravated sentencing factor for conduct motivated by racial hatred; Intelligence Services Act 2001 to provide for a review by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security of the operation of the aggravated offences for preachers and leaders and the operation of the prohibited hate group framework; Migration Act 1958 to insert grounds that specifically address hate-motivated conduct and conduct or offences relating to the spread of hatred and extremism; and Migration Regulations 1994 to ensure that, if a person is refused a permanent visa on character grounds, they are subject to the same exclusion period as a person who has had their visa cancelled on character grounds. Also makes consequential amendments to 5 Acts.

Info:

• Portfolio: Attorney-General
• Minister: Michelle Rowland MP (Labor), member for Greenway
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 20/01/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7421

Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026

Amends the: Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958, Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 and Customs Regulation 2015 to prohibit the importation of violent extremist material and goods depicting or containing prohibited symbols; AusCheck Act 2007, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979, Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 and Crimes Act 1914 to establish a framework to enable firearms background checks; Customs Act 1901 to: establish an information sharing and disclosure framework to facilitate the automatic disclosure of firearms information and other prescribed information; and make technical amendments; Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 to: establish a public safety test for firearms and weapons; strengthen import controls on certain firearms and firearm-related goods; and amend the police certification tests to remove the use of open-ended permits for the importation of firearms and weapons; and Criminal Code Act 1995 and Crimes Act 1914 to create new offences for using a carriage service to deal with firearms and explosives manufacture material or possessing or controlling this material through a carriage service. Also establishes a national gun buyback scheme to purchase surplus and restricted firearms; and makes consequential amendments to 10 Acts and 3 regulations.

Info:

• Portfolio: Home Affairs
• Minister: Tony Burke MP (Labor), member for Watson
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 20/01/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7404

Communications Legislation Amendment (Australian Content Requirement for Subscription Video On Demand (Streaming) Services) Bill 2025

Amends the: Broadcasting Services Act 1992 to require providers of certain subscription video on demand services to ensure minimum levels of expenditure on new eligible Australian programs; and Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005 to make consequential amendments.

Info:

• Portfolio: Arts
• Minister: Tony Burke MP (Labor), member for Watson
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 04/12/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7391

Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures No. 1) Bill 2025

Amends the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004, Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004, Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988 and Veterans’ Entitlements, Treatment and Support (Simplification and Harmonisation) Act 2025 to make technical amendments prior to the commencement of the Veterans’ Entitlements, Treatment and Support (Simplification and Harmonisation) Act 2025.

Info:

• Portfolio: Veterans' Affairs
• Minister: Matt Keogh MP (Labor), member for Burt
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 04/12/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7390

VET Student Loans (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2025

The bill: authorises certain activities undertaken in relation to tax file numbers (TFNs) for the purpose of administering, or facilitating the administration of, a student’s application for a VET Student Loan or the student’s loan itself; and authorises the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations’ disclosure of TFNs to VSL providers for the same purposes.

Info:

• Portfolio: Employment and Workplace Relations
• Minister: Andrew Giles MP (Labor), member for Scullin
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 04/12/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7389

Customs Tariff Amendment (Geelong Treaty Implementation) Bill 2025

Implements Australia’s obligations under the Nuclear-Powered Submarine Partnership and Collaboration Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland by amending the Customs Tariff Act 1995 to provide for a free rate of customs duty for goods that are for use under the treaty.

Info:

• Portfolio: Home Affairs
• Minister: Julian Hill MP (Labor), member for Bruce
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 04/12/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7384

Education Legislation Amendment (Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025

Amends the: Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 to implement measures relating to Australia’s international education sector, including in relation to education agents and commissions, the giving of education agent information to registered providers, the management of provider applications, registration requirements, the automatic cancellation of registration and specified courses in certain circumstances, the investigation of offences when considering the fit and proper provider test, and internal reviews of reviewable decisions; Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 to ensure that registered providers that are delivering courses outside Australia are authorised by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency; Higher Education Support Act 2003 to introduce demand driven Commonwealth supported places for courses of study in medicine for eligible First Nations students; and A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 to: expand information gathering powers to support the Early Education Service Delivery Prices Project; expand authorisations for the handling of protected information; make technical amendments; and align the date of effect for decisions relating to the child care subsidy (CCS) reconciliation process with the date of effect in the CCS system.

Info:

• Portfolio: Education
• Minister: Jason Clare MP (Labor), member for Blaxland
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 04/12/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7380

Regulatory Reform Omnibus Bill 2025

Amends: 13 Acts to provide for a ‘tell us once’ approach to support the sharing and use of information provided to various government agencies, including Services Australia; the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 and A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 to amend the language used for the Additional Child Care Subsidy (child wellbeing) payment; the Health Insurance Act 1973, National Health Act 1953 and Dental Benefits Act 2008 to amend regulatory settings around certain health care services; the Private Health Insurance Act 2007 to remove the risk of unintentional non-compliance by a private health insurer due to a rounding technicality; the Marriage Act 1961 to allow marriage celebrants to accept digital forms of identity verification; the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 to enable petroleum and environmental regulators to share certain information; the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005 and Defence Act 1903 to expand certain delegation powers; the National Broadband Network Companies Act 2011 to enable NBN Co mapping data to continue to be made publicly available; the Fuel Security Act 2012, Petroleum and Other Fuels Reporting Act 2017 and Liquid Fuel Emergency Act 1984 to enable the Government to respond to potential shortages of critical fuels; the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012 to include the consideration of energy performance; and the Social Security Act 1991, Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 to: provide for consistency in relation to certain social security benefits; and make minor or technical amendments. Also repeals the Cockatoo and Schnapper Islands Act 1949 and Early Years Quality Fund Special Account Act 2013.

Info:

• Portfolio: Finance
• Minister: Jim Chalmers MP (Labor), member for Rankin
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 04/12/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7370

Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 2) Bill 2025

Amends the: Social Security Act 1991 to: validate the use of apportioning employment income when calculating the rate of a mean-tested social security payment for entitlement periods between 1 July 1991 and 6 December 2020; and A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999, Paid Parental Leave Act 2010, Social Security Act 1991 and Student Assistance Act 1973 to expand the special circumstances waiver regimes; provide for a standardised and indexed small debt waiver threshold of $250; and provide for a one-off waiver of the Commonwealth’s right to recover small undetermined debts. Also establishes a resolution scheme to provide a resolution payment to persons whose debts have been affected by income apportionment.

Info:

• Portfolio: Social Services
• Minister: Tanya Plibersek MP (Labor), member for Sydney
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 04/12/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7367

Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Financial Systems and Other Measures) Bill 2025

Amends the: Corporations Act 2001 to expand beneficial ownership disclosure obligations that apply to entities listed on Australia’s financial markets and broaden the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s regulatory enforcement powers; Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 to provide for new exceptions for the public disclosure of protected Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission information about new and ongoing investigations; Financial Regulator Assessment Authority Act 2021 to reduce the frequency of the Financial Regulator Assessment Authority review cycles; Competition and Consumer Act 2010 to extend the operation of the prohibiting energy market misconduct provisions from 1 January 2026 to 1 January 2031; and Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997 to extend the $20,000 instant asset write-off by 12 months until 30 June 2026. Also makes minor, technical or machinery amendments to 11 Acts.

Info:

• Portfolio: Treasury
• Minister: Andrew Leigh MP (Labor), member for Fenner
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 04/12/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7350

Strengthening Oversight of the National Intelligence Community Bill 2025

Amends the: Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986 and Intelligence Services Act 2001 to: expand the jurisdictions of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security (IGIS) and the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) to include the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC), the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre, the Australian Federal Police and the Department of Home Affairs; provide that the PJCIS may review proposed counter-terrorism and national security legislation, and all such expiring legislation; enable the PJCIS to request the IGIS to conduct an inquiry into certain operational activities of the agencies within the IGIS’s jurisdiction; clarify the legislation which enables the PJCIS to request a briefing from the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor (INSLM); clarify the IGIS’s complaints jurisdiction; and make technical amendments; Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986 and Office of National Intelligence Act 2018 to require the IGIS and the Office of National Intelligence to provide annual briefings to the PJCIS; Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement Act 2010 to require the IGIS to provide annual briefings to the committee; Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 to amend the review and access of ACIC criminal intelligence assessment records; Criminal Code Act 1995 to include an exemption from civil and criminal liability for defence officials and others for certain computer-related conduct; and Independent National Security Legislation Monitor Act 2010 to: ensure that the INSLM is able to review counter-terrorism or national security legislation; and make minor amendments. Also makes consequential amendments to 15 Acts.

Info:

• Portfolio: Attorney-General
• Minister: Michelle Rowland MP (Labor), member for Greenway
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 04/12/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7398

Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025

Part of a package of 7 bills to implement the recommendations of the 2020 Independent Review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the Samuel Review), the bill amends the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 to: streamline the assessment and approvals process; update provisions relating to accreditation and bilateral agreements; provide for bioregional plans; provide a framework for the minister to make, vary and revoke national environmental standards; make it clear that projects with unacceptable impacts on nationally protected matters can no longer be approved; prevent a project being approved unless all residual significant impacts of the action on nationally protected matters have been compensated to a net gain; provide a mechanism for projects that are in the national interest to be approved even if they do not meet certain requirements; allow conditions to be attached to taking an action covered by a national interest exemption; amend provisions relating to reconsiderations; update provisions relating to conservation planning and heritage; update compliance and enforcement powers; and make administrative amendments. Also makes consequential amendments to 11 other Acts.

Info:

• Portfolio: Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
• Minister: Tony Burke MP (Labor), member for Watson
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 01/12/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7397

Environment Information Australia Bill 2025

Part of a package of 7 bills to implement the recommendations of the 2020 Independent Review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the Samuel Review), the bill establishes the statutory position of the Head of Environment Information Australia to provide access to, assess and report on environmental information and data.

Info:

• Portfolio: Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
• Minister: Tony Burke MP (Labor), member for Watson
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 01/12/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7396

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Excise Charges Imposition) Bill 2025

Part of a package of 7 bills to implement the recommendations of the 2020 Independent Review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the Samuel Review), the bill imposes charges in relation to prescribed matters connected with the administration of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

Info:

• Portfolio: Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
• Minister: Tony Burke MP (Labor), member for Watson
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 01/12/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7395

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (General Charges Imposition) Bill 2025

Part of a package of 7 bills to implement the recommendations of the 2020 Independent Review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the Samuel Review), the bill imposes charges in relation to prescribed matters connected with the administration of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

Info:

• Portfolio: Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
• Minister: Tony Burke MP (Labor), member for Watson
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 01/12/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7394

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Customs Charges Imposition) Bill 2025

Part of a package of 7 bills to implement the recommendations of the 2020 Independent Review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the Samuel Review), the bill imposes charges in relation to prescribed matters connected with the administration of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

Info:

• Portfolio: Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
• Minister: Tony Burke MP (Labor), member for Watson
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 01/12/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7393

National Environmental Protection Agency Bill 2025

Part of a package of 7 bills to implement the recommendations of the 2020 Independent Review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the Samuel Review), the bill establishes the National Environmental Protection Agency as a statutory Commonwealth entity to undertake regulatory and implementation functions under a range of environmental Commonwealth laws

Info:

• Portfolio: Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
• Minister: Tony Burke MP (Labor), member for Watson
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 01/12/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7392

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Restoration Charge Imposition) Bill 2025

Part of a package of 7 bills to implement the recommendations of the 2020 Independent Review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the Samuel Review), the bill imposes charges relating to actions taken under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, including certain approvals containing conditions requiring the payment of a restoration contribution charge, the registration of priority actions in a bioregional plan, and the grant of national interest and Part 13 exemptions.

Info:

• Portfolio: Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
• Minister: Tony Burke MP (Labor), member for Watson
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 01/12/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7381

Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2025 Measures No. 2) Bill 2025

Amends the: Migration Act 1958 and Australian Citizenship Act 2007 to: enable the Department of Home Affairs, including the Australian Border Force, to collect facial images from persons that align with international standards and current biometric technology; and validate facial images that were provided by a person or collected by the department in the past and any action taken in relation to those images; and Australian Citizenship Act 2007 to remove certain residency barriers to Australian citizenship for person engaging in activities of benefit to Australia.

Info:

• Portfolio: Home Affairs
• Minister: Tony Burke MP (Labor), member for Watson
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 01/12/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7372

Australian Centre for Disease Control (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025

Introduced with the Australian Centre for Disease Control Bill 2025, the bill amends the: Biosecurity Act 2015, National Health Security Act 2007 and National Occupational Respiratory Disease Act 2023 to transfer certain powers and functions to the Director-General of the Australian Centre for Disease Control; and Freedom of Information Act 1982 to exempt protected information from disclosure under the Act. Also repeals the Australian National Preventative Health Agency Act 2010.

Info:

• Portfolio: Health, Disability and Ageing
• Minister: Mark Butler MP (Labor), member for Hindmarsh
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 10/11/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7369

Australian Centre for Disease Control Bill 2025

Introduced with the Australian Centre for Disease Control (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025, the bill establishes the Australian Centre for Disease Control as a statutory Commonwealth public health authority.

Info:

• Portfolio: Health, Disability and Ageing
• Minister: Mark Butler MP (Labor), member for Hindmarsh
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 10/11/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

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Competition and Consumer Amendment (Australian Energy Regulator Separation) Bill 2025

Amends the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 to separate the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and establish the AER as a non-corporate Commonwealth entity.

Info:

• Portfolio: Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
• Minister: Senator for ACT, Katy Gallagher (Labor)
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 06/11/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in Senate
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7382

Criminal Code Amendment (State Sponsors of Terrorism) Bill 2025

Amends the Criminal Code Act 1995 to: provide for a framework to list foreign state entities as state sponsors of terrorism and to respond to state-sponsored terrorist acts; and enable control orders, preventative detention orders and post sentence orders to be used in respect of state sponsors of terrorism and state terrorist acts. Also makes consequential amendments to 20 Acts.

Info:

• Portfolio: Attorney-General
• Minister: Michelle Rowland MP (Labor), member for Greenway
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 06/11/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7376

Fair Work Amendment (Baby Priya’s) Bill 2025

Amends the Fair Work Act 2009 to provide that, unless employers and employees have expressly agreed otherwise, employer-funded paid parental leave must not be cancelled because a child is stillborn or dies.

Info:

• Portfolio: Employment and Workplace Relations
• Minister: Amanda Rishworth MP (Labor), member for Kingston
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 06/11/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7374

Superannuation Guarantee Charge Amendment Bill 2025

Introduced with the Treasury Laws Amendment (Payday Superannuation) Bill 2025, the bill imposes a superannuation guarantee charge on any superannuation guarantee shortfall of an employer for a qualifying earnings day (the employee’s payday).

Info:

• Portfolio: Treasury
• Minister: Jim Chalmers MP (Labor), member for Rankin
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 06/11/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7373

Treasury Laws Amendment (Payday Superannuation) Bill 2025

Introduced with the Superannuation Guarantee Charge Amendment Bill 2025, the bill amends the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 to require employers to make superannuation contributions for their employees at the same time as they pay their salary or wages. Also makes consequential amendments to 21 Acts.

Info:

• Portfolio: Treasury
• Minister: Jim Chalmers MP (Labor), member for Rankin
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 06/11/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7368

Private Health Insurance (National Joint Replacement Register Levy) Amendment Bill 2025

Amends the Private Health Insurance (National Joint Replacement Register Levy) Act 2009 to provide that the person responsible for payment of the National Joint Replacement Register levy is the person defined in the Private Health Insurance (Medical Devices and Human Tissue Products) Rules.

Info:

• Portfolio: Health and Ageing
• Minister: Rebecca White MP (Labor), member for Lyons
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 04/11/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ☐ Commenced

r7366

Health Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures No. 1) Bill 2025

Amends the: Health Insurance Act 1973 to: provide for the automation of Medicare provider numbers; remedy minor issues; and amend the Bonded Medical Program in relation to repayment of education costs, Medicare benefits and Bonded Medical Program rules; Private Health Insurance Act 2007 to ensure the validity of registration and claims processes for the Private Health Insurance Rebate Premiums Reduction Scheme; Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (Assignment of Medicare Benefits) Act 2024 to delay the commencement of assignment of Medicare benefits arrangements; and Australian Immunisation Register Act 2015 to make consequential amendments.

Info:

• Portfolio: Health, Disability and Ageing
• Minister: Rebecca White MP (Labor), member for Lyons
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 04/11/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ☐ Commenced

r7360

Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

Amends the: Surveillance Devices Act 2004 and Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 to enable the disclosure and use of protected network activity warrant information and network activity warrant intercept information in certain circumstances; Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 to: transfer the statutory function of the Communications Access Coordinator; permit limited access to stored communications to enable agencies to undertake development and testing activities; and make a technical correction; and Crimes Act 1914 to clarify the threshold for authorising and varying controlled operations.

Info:

• Portfolio: Home Affairs
• Minister: Tony Burke MP (Labor), member for Watson
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 04/11/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ☐ Commenced

r7349

Commonwealth Workplace Protection Orders Bill 2025

Establishes a scheme for courts to make Commonwealth workplace protection orders to prevent personal violence against Commonwealth workers or in Commonwealth workplaces.

Info:

• Portfolio: Home Affairs
• Minister: Tony Burke MP (Labor), member for Watson
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 04/11/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ☐ Commenced

r7379

Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Triple Zero Custodian and Emergency Calling Powers) Bill 2025

Amends the: Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999 to establish the Triple Zero Custodian, with the ability to request the Australian Communications and Media Authority to require information, or direct action, from carriers, carriage service providers and emergency call persons in relation to matters which affect the Emergency Call Service; Telecommunications Act 1997 to make consequential amendments; and Telecommunications Act 1997 and Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999 to update references to ‘emergency services’.

Info:

• Portfolio: Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
• Minister: Anika Wells MP (Labor), member for Lilley
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 30/10/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7361

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Board of Management Functions) Bill 2025

Amends the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 to enable a Board for a Commonwealth reserve to continue making decisions after a management plan expires, provided those decisions are consistent with the expired management plan.

Info:

• Portfolio: Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
• Minister: Josh Wilson MP (Labor), member for Fremantle
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 30/10/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7354

Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026

Appropriates money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary annual services of the government.

Info:

• Portfolio: Finance
• Minister: Jodie Belyea MP (Labor), member for Dunkley
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 29/10/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7353

Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2025-2026

Appropriates money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure.

Info:

• Portfolio: Finance
• Minister: Daniel Mulino MP (Labor), member for Fraser
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 29/10/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7352

Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026

Appropriates money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for expenditure in relation to the parliamentary departments.

Info:

• Portfolio: Finance
• Minister: Daniel Mulino MP (Labor), member for Fraser
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 29/10/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7351

Treasury Laws Amendment (Payments System Modernisation) Bill 2025

Amends the Payment Systems (Regulation) Act 1998 to: expand the coverage of the payments regulatory framework to include new and emerging payment systems and participants; provide for new ministerial powers to designate payment systems when it is in the national interest to do so; and introduce civil penalty provisions and enforceable undertakings, and increase maximum penalties for certain criminal offences. Also makes consequential amendments to 4 other Acts.

Info:

• Portfolio: Treasury
• Minister: Daniel Mulino MP (Labor), member for Fraser
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 19/09/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7343

Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

Introduced with the Aged Care (Accommodation Payment Security) Levy Amendment Bill 2025, the bill supports the commencement of the Aged Care Act 2024 by amending: the Aged Care Act 2024 and Aged Care (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2024 to make technical amendments and editorial corrections; 23 Acts to make consequential amendments; and the Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010 to enable healthcare identifiers and other identifying information to be used in relation to the delivery and administration of health and aged care and other support services, including disability services.

Info:

• Portfolio: Health, Disability and Ageing
• Minister: Sam Rae MP (Labor), member for Hawke
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 19/09/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7363

Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2025 Measures No. 1) Bill 2025

The bill: amends the Migration Act 1958 to provide that the rules of natural justice do not apply in relation to third country reception arrangements with a foreign country; and responds to the decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court in AJN23 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (2024) 304 FCR 586; [2024] FCAFC 103 by validating certain visa decisions made on or before 8 November 2023.

Info:

• Portfolio: Home Affairs
• Minister: Tony Burke MP (Labor), member for Watson
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 05/09/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7344

Aged Care (Accommodation Payment Security) Levy Amendment Bill 2025

Introduced with the Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025, the bill supports the commencement of the Aged Care Act 2024 by amending the Aged Care (Accommodation Payment Security) Levy Act 2006 to ensure that the Act operates as intended.

Info:

• Portfolio: Health, Disability and Ageing
• Minister: Sam Rae MP (Labor), member for Hawke
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 05/09/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7341

Pacific Banking Guarantee Bill 2025

Appropriates money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the purpose of meeting any liabilities that the Commonwealth may incur under a Pacific banking guarantee entered into with an Australian-headquartered authorised deposit-taking institution operating in the Pacific region.

Info:

• Portfolio: Treasury
• Minister: Daniel Mulino MP (Labor), member for Fraser
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 05/09/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7338

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2025

Amends the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 to extend the operation of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation’s compulsory questioning warrant framework for a further 18 months.

Info:

• Portfolio: Home Affairs
• Minister: Tony Burke MP (Labor), member for Watson
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 05/09/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

s1458

Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025

Amends the: Dental Benefits Act 2008 and Health Insurance Act 1973 to change the timeframe for making claims relating to bulk-billed Medicare and dental services from 2 years to 1 year; Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973 to update investigative powers in relation to Medicare fraud offences; National Health Act 1953 to streamline pharmacy approval processes; Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 to: enable the department to manage and alleviate the consequences of therapeutic goods shortages; and support compliance and enforcement activities undertaken in relation to unlawful therapeutic and vaping goods; and Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Act 2023 to clarify the intended operation of certain provisions.

Info:

• Portfolio: Health, Disability and Ageing
• Minister: Senator for ACT, Katy Gallagher (Labor)
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 04/09/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in Senate
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7345

National Health Amendment (Cheaper Medicines) Bill 2025

Amends the National Health Act 1953 to reduce the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme general patient charge from $31.60 to $25.00 from 1 January 2026.

Info:

• Portfolio: Health, Disability and Ageing
• Minister: Mark Butler MP (Labor), member for Hindmarsh
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 04/09/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7340

Health Insurance (Pathology) (Fees) (Repeal) Bill 2025

Removes fees imposed on the pathology sector for the approval of certain categories of pathology accreditation applications by repealing the Health Insurance (Pathology (Fees) Act 1991 and Health Insurance (Pathology) (Fees) Amendment (Norfolk Island) Act 2015. Also makes consequential amendments to the Health Insurance Act 1973.

Info:

• Portfolio: Health, Disability and Ageing
• Minister: Rebecca White MP (Labor), member for Lyons
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 04/09/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7335

Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025

Amends the Fair Work Act 2009 to establish a principle requiring the Fair Work Commission to ensure that penalty and overtime rates are not reduced and that modern awards do not include terms that substitute employees’ entitlements to receive penalty or overtime rates where those terms would have the effect of reducing that additional remuneration employees would otherwise receive.

Info:

• Portfolio: Employment and Workplace Relations
• Minister: Amanda Rishworth MP (Labor), member for Kingston
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 29/08/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

s1460

Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2025

Introduced with the Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence) Bill 2025, the bill amends the Higher Education Support Act 2003 to make compliance with the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence a quality and accountability requirement for higher education providers approved under the Act.

Info:

• Portfolio: Education
• Minister: Senator for ACT, Katy Gallagher (Labor)
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 28/08/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in Senate
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

s1459

Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence) Bill 2025

Introduced with the Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2025, the bill provides for a National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence which may impose certain requirements and standards on higher education providers in relation to gender-based violence.

Info:

• Portfolio: Education
• Minister: Senator for ACT, Katy Gallagher (Labor)
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 28/08/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in Senate
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7337

Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025

Amends the Defence Housing Australia Act 1987 to enable Defence Housing Australia to provide housing and housing-related services to additional classes of persons.

Info:

• Portfolio: Defence
• Minister: Matt Keogh MP (Labor), member for Burt
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 28/08/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7342

Universities Accord (Cutting Student Debt by 20 Per Cent) Bill 2025

Amends the Higher Education Support Act 2003 and 5 other Acts to: provide a one-off 20 per cent reduction to Higher Education Loan Program debts and certain other student loans that are incurred on or before 1 June 2025; and increase the minimum repayment threshold from $54,435 in the 2024-25 financial year to $67,000 in the 2025-26 financial year and provide that compulsory student loan repayments are calculated on income above the new threshold rather than being based on a percentage of the repayment income.

Info:

• Portfolio: Education
• Minister: Jason Clare MP (Labor), member for Blaxland
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 02/08/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7336

Early Childhood Education and Care (Strengthening Regulation of Early Education) Bill 2025

Amends the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 to: strengthen powers to take action in relation to child care subsidy (CCS) providers based on quality and safety; expand powers to publicise action taken against CCS providers; broaden powers of entry to enable authorised persons to enter premises without consent and streamline the process for seeking entry under a monitoring warrant; enable the delegation of powers to appoint an expert to conduct an independent audit of a large child care provider; and require Family Day Care and In Home Care providers to collect CCS gap fees directly from families.

Info:

• Portfolio: Education
• Minister: Jason Clare MP (Labor), member for Blaxland
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 02/08/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7334

Customs Amendment (Australia-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Bill 2025

Introduced with the Customs Tariff Amendment (Australia-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Bill 2025 to implement Australia’s obligations under the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between Australia and the United Arab Emirates, the bill amends the Customs Act 1901 to introduce rules of origin to determine if goods imported from the United Arab Emirates into Australia are eligible for preferential tariff treatment in accordance with the agreement.

Info:

• Portfolio: Home Affairs
• Minister: Julian Hill MP (Labor), member for Bruce
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 02/08/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7333

Customs Tariff Amendment (Australia-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Bill 2025

Introduced with the Customs Amendment (Australia-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Bill 2025 to implement Australia’s obligations under the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between Australia and the United Arab Emirates, the bill amends the Customs Tariff Act 1995 to give effect to the preferential tariff treatment applicable to eligible goods in accordance with the agreement

Info:

• Portfolio: Home Affairs
• Minister: Julian Hill MP (Labor), member for Bruce
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 02/08/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in House of Representatives
• ✅️ Passed in Senate
• ✅ Royal assent
• ✅ Commenced

r7371

Freedom of Information Amendment Bill 2025

Amends the: Freedom of Information Act 1982 to implement or respond to certain recommendations from previous reviews and inquiries in relation to the Freedom of Information framework, including the Review of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 and Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010 (the 2013 Hawke Review); and Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010 and Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 to make consequential amendments.

Info:

• Portfolio: Attorney-General
• Minister: Michelle Rowland MP (Labor), member for Greenway
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 05/03/2026

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ❌ Failed in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in Senate
• ☐ Royal assent
• ☐ Commenced

r7359

Defence Amendment (Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal) Bill 2025

Amends the Defence Act 1903 to amend the arrangements for review by the Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal of decisions relating to defence honours, defence awards and foreign awards.

Info:

• Portfolio: Defence
• Minister: Matt Keogh MP (Labor), member for Burt
• Type: Government bill
• Last changed: 24/11/2025

Progress:

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• ✅ Presented in House of Representatives
• ❌ Failed in House of Representatives
• ☐ Pending in Senate
• ☐ Royal assent
• ☐ Commenced