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

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    Date
    08 Oct 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Home Affairs 
    Summary
    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. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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

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    Date
    26 Aug 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Home Affairs 
    Summary
    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. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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

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    Date
    24 Jul 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health, Disability and Ageing 
    Summary
    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
    . 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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

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    Date
    23 Jul 2025 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health, Disability and Ageing 
    Summary
    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. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Health Legislation Amendment (Modernising My Health Record—Sharing by Default) Bill 2024

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    Date
    21 Nov 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Aged Care 
    Summary
    Amends the
    My Health Records Act 2012
    ,
    Health Insurance Act 1973
    and 5 other Acts to establish a framework which requires key health information to be shared with the My Health Record system, subject to certain exceptions. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (Assignment of Medicare Benefits) Bill 2024

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    Date
    29 May 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Aged Care 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Health Insurance Act 1973
    to update the ‘assignment of Medicare benefit’ requirements for bulk billed and simplified billing services. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Health Legislation Amendment (Removal of Requirement for a Collaborative Arrangement) Bill 2024

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    Date
    20 Mar 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Aged Care 
    Summary
    Amends the
    National Health Act 1953
    and
    Health Insurance Act 1973
    to remove the requirement for a collaborative arrangement between an eligible nurse practitioner or eligible midwife and a medical practitioner to enable that midwife or practitioner to prescribe Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme medicines or provide services under Medicare. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Help to Buy (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023

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    Date
    30 Nov 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Help to Buy Bill 2023, the bill amends the
    Housing Australia Act 2018
    to make amendments consequential on the establishment of the Help to Buy Scheme. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Help to Buy Bill 2023

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    Date
    30 Nov 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Help to Buy (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023, the bill establishes a Commonwealth shared equity program (Help to Buy Scheme) to be administered by Housing Australia that will assist low to middle income earners to purchase new or existing homes. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Health Insurance Amendment (Professional Services Review Scheme No. 2) Bill 2023

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    Date
    19 Oct 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Aged Care 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Health Insurance Act 1973
    in relation to the Professional Services Review (PSR) Scheme by amending the requirements for qualification of committee members, clarifying that references to a practitioner include a practitioner who is not currently registered, clarifying the requirements for a person under review notifying a committee that they are unable to attend a hearing due to medical reasons, and enabling the Director to extend the 12-month review period in certain circumstances. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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