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  • Date
    30 Oct 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Assent 
    Portfolio
    Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 
    Summary
    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

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    30 Oct 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Assent 
    Portfolio
    Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 
    Summary
    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

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    30 Oct 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Assent 
    Portfolio
    Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 
    Summary
    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

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    30 Oct 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Assent 
    Portfolio
    Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 
    Summary
    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. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    30 Oct 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Assent 
    Portfolio
    Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 
    Summary
    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. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    30 Oct 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Assent 
    Portfolio
    Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 
    Summary
    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 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    03 Nov 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Sponsor
     
    Summary
    Amends the
    Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
    to prevent a registered political party or a candidate in a Senate or House of Representatives election from submitting a postal vote application on behalf of an elector. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    03 Nov 2025 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Sponsor
    TYRRELL, Sen Tammy 
    Summary
    Requires a regulation impact statement to be prepared for certain bills and legislative instruments. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    03 Nov 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Sponsor
    GEE, Andrew, MP 
    Summary
    Prohibits a constitutional corporation from constructing, installing or commissioning a windfarm in a state forest. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    05 Nov 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    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. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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