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  • Whistleblower Protection Authority Bill 2025

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    Date
    11 Feb 2025 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Sponsor
    POCOCK, Sen David
    LAMBIE, Sen Jacqui 
    Summary
    The bill: establishes the Whistleblower Protection Authority to receive and facilitate the investigation of whistleblower disclosures, provide advice, assistance, guidance and support to persons and agencies relating to the making of whistleblower disclosures and investigate any mistreatment of whistleblowers and undertake enforcement activities; establishes the Whistleblower Protection Advisory Council to provide advice to the Whistleblower Protection Commissioner; and establishes the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Whistleblower Protection Authority to consider proposed recommendations for the appointment of the commissioner and deputy commissioners and to monitor and review the performance of the commissioner. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Unlocking Supply of Family Homes Bill 2025

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    Date
    26 Nov 2025 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Sponsor
    HUME, Sen Jane 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
    to: lower the minimum age of eligibility for a downsizer contribution from 55 years to 50 years; extend the period of time in which a contribution can be made from 90 days to 1 year after the change of ownership occurs; and increase the maximum amount of contribution from $300,000 to $500,000. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Treasury Laws Amendment (The Survivors Law) Bill 2026

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    Date
    25 Mar 2026 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Taxation Administration Act 1953
    and 3 other Acts to establish a framework to enable victims and survivors of specified child abuse offences to obtain visibility of, and access to, certain amounts held in a perpetrator’s superannuation for the purpose of satisfying unpaid compensation orders arising from criminal or civil proceedings; and
    Bankruptcy Act 1966
    to ensure that compensation debts owed to victims and survivors are not extinguished by a perpetrator’s bankruptcy. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Reporting System Reform) Bill 2026

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    Date
    12 Feb 2026 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001
    to merge the Financial Reporting Council, the Australian Accounting Standards Board and the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board into a single entity to be known as External Reporting Australia, with responsibility for performing core financial reporting and sustainability standard-setting functions. Also makes consequential amendments to 8 Acts. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Treasury Laws Amendment (Delivering an Efficient and Trusted Tax System) Bill 2026

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    Date
    25 Mar 2026 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
    to: remove the requirement that gifts to deductible gift recipients be valued at $2 or more donor can claim a tax deduction; and exclude tobacco and gambling related activities from eligibility for the Research and Development Tax Incentive;
    Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
    to require trustees of closely held trusts to report, in the trust’s income tax return, the quoted tax file numbers of beneficiaries who have an entitlement; and
    Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001
    ,
    Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993
    and
    Treasury Laws Amendment (More Competition, Better Prices) Act 2022
    to make minor and technical amendments. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Transparent and Quality Public Appointments Bill 2026

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    Date
    02 Mar 2026 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Sponsor
    SCAMPS, Sophie, MP 
    Summary
    Establishes a framework for making public appointments, including the establishment of Independent Selection Panels and the Office of the Public Appointments Commissioner. Also establishes the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Appointments. 

    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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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