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  • Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 2) Bill 2025

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    Date
    04 Sep 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Social Services 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Social Security Act 1991
    to: validate the use of apportioning employment income when calculating the rate of a mean-tested social security payment for entitlement periods between 1 July 1991 and 6 December 2020; and
    A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
    ,
    Paid Parental Leave Act 2010
    ,
    Social Security Act 1991
    and
    Student Assistance Act 1973
    to expand the special circumstances waiver regimes; provide for a standardised and indexed small debt waiver threshold of $250; and provide for a one-off waiver of the Commonwealth’s right to recover small undetermined debts. Also establishes a resolution scheme to provide a resolution payment to persons whose debts have been affected by income apportionment. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Financial Systems and Other Measures) Bill 2025

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    Date
    04 Sep 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Corporations Act 2001
    to expand beneficial ownership disclosure obligations that apply to entities listed on Australia’s financial markets and broaden the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s regulatory enforcement powers;
    Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012
    to provide for new exceptions for the public disclosure of protected Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission information about new and ongoing investigations;
    Financial Regulator Assessment Authority Act 2021
    to reduce the frequency of the Financial Regulator Assessment Authority review cycles;
    Competition and Consumer Act 2010
    to extend the operation of the prohibiting energy market misconduct provisions from 1 January 2026 to 1 January 2031; and
    Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997
    to extend the $20,000 instant asset write-off by 12 months until 30 June 2026. Also makes minor, technical or machinery amendments to 11 Acts. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Triple Zero Custodian and Emergency Calling Powers) Bill 2025

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    Date
    07 Oct 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999
    to establish the Triple Zero Custodian, with the ability to request the Australian Communications and Media Authority to require information, or direct action, from carriers, carriage service providers and emergency call persons in relation to matters which affect the Emergency Call Service;
    Telecommunications Act 1997
    to make consequential amendments; and
    Telecommunications Act 1997
    and
    Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999
    to update references to ‘emergency services’. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Commonwealth Parole Board (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025

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    Date
    08 Oct 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Assent 
    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

  • Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025

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    Date
    08 Oct 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Assent 
    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

  • Criminal Code Amendment (State Sponsors of Terrorism) Bill 2025

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    Date
    08 Oct 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Criminal Code Act 1995
    to: provide for a framework to list foreign state entities as state sponsors of terrorism and to respond to state-sponsored terrorist acts; and enable control orders, preventative detention orders and post sentence orders to be used in respect of state sponsors of terrorism and state terrorist acts. Also makes consequential amendments to 20 Acts. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Customs Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025

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    Date
    08 Oct 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Assent 
    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

  • Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence) Bill 2025

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    Date
    08 Oct 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    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

  • Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025

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    Date
    08 Oct 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Assent 
    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

  • 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

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