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  • Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Amendment (Frontline Emergency Service Workers) Bill 2025

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    05 Feb 2025 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Sponsor
    MCKIM, Sen Nick 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992
    to increase the superannuation guarantee rate for firefighters and paramedics by 4.4 per cent to match the base rate of superannuation contributions provided to Australian Defence Force personnel. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Tackling the Gender Super Gap) Bill 2025

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    04 Sep 2025 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Sponsor
    HUME, Sen Jane 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993
    ,
    Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations 1994
    and
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
    to enable spouses to split their collective superannuation balances between them on an ongoing annual basis. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Telecommunications Amendment (Enhancing Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2025

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    Date
    28 Aug 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Portfolio
    Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts 
    Summary
    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. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation) Bill 2025

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    Date
    27 Nov 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Portfolio
    Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts 
    Summary
    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. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Tertiary Education Legislation Amendment (There For Education, Not Profit) Bill 2025

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    Date
    05 Feb 2025 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Sponsor
    LAMBIE, Sen Jacqui 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Remuneration Tribunal Amendment (There For Public Service, Not Profit) Bill 2025, the bill amends the
    Australian National University Act 1991
    and
    Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011
    to set a statutory limit on the remuneration of vice-chancellors of Australian universities. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill 2025

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    Date
    22 Jul 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Portfolio
    Prime Minister 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Therapeutic Goods Act 1989
    to make a minor technical amendment. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Translating and Interpreting Services Bill 2025

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    Date
    26 Nov 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Portfolio
    Home Affairs 
    Summary
    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. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    26 Nov 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    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
    . 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    26 Nov 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    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. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    26 Nov 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Portfolio
    Education 
    Summary
    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. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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