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  • Date
    09 Oct 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    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. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    09 Oct 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Portfolio
    Education 
    Summary
    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. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    08 Oct 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025, the bill amends the
    Crimes Act 1914
    to support the establishment of the Commonwealth Parole Board. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    08 Oct 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    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. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    08 Oct 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Portfolio
    Home Affairs 
    Summary
    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 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    08 Oct 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Portfolio
    Defence 
    Summary
    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. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    08 Oct 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    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, 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    08 Oct 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    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

  • Date
    08 Oct 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Portfolio
    Finance 
    Summary
    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

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    04 Sep 2025 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Sponsor
    BRAGG, Sen Andrew 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Housing Australia Act 2018
    to provide that certain directions about the performance of Housing Australia’s functions are subject to disallowance. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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