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

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Oct 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  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

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

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Oct 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  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

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

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Oct 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  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

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

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Oct 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  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

• Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Oct 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  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

• National Environmental Protection Agency Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Oct 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  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

• Copyright Amendment Bill 2026

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Nov 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  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

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

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Nov 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Arts 

  Summary

  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. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Amendment (Combatting Migrant Exploitation) Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Nov 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Assent 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  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. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Nov 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Assent 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  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. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum