A bill is a proposal for a law or a change to an existing law. A bill becomes law (an Act) when agreed to in identical form by both houses of Parliament and assented to by the Governor-General.
Bills introduced to Parliament are scrutinised to make sure they meet certain standards and to consider whether they should be referred to a committee for further investigation. This can include feedback from stakeholders and the general public, and a report recommending potential improvements to the bill.
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27 Nov 2025
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Introduced with the Defence and Veterans’ Service Commissioner Bill 2025, the bill amends the
Archives Act 1983
, Defence Act 1903
and Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986
to make consequential amendments; and provides for application, saving and transitional provisions.
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27 Nov 2025
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Prime Minister and Cabinet
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Introduced with the Defence and Veterans’ Service Commissioner (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025, the bill establishes an independent Defence and Veterans’ Service Commission to monitor, inquire into and report on matters relating to suicide prevention and wellbeing outcomes for veterans, including the Commonwealth’s implementation of the Government’s response to the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.
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27 Nov 2025
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Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
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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.
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27 Nov 2025
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Veterans’ Affairs
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Amends the
Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004
, Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004
and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to make technical amendments prior to the commencement of the Veterans’ Entitlements, Treatment and Support (Simplification and Harmonisation) Act 2025
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26 Nov 2025
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House of Representatives
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Employment and Workplace Relations
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Amends the
Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Payroll Levy Collection Act 1992
and Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Administration Act 1992
to: establish a mechanism for employers with historical unpaid levy liabilities to enter into voluntary payment arrangements with the Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Corporation; and replace the defunct method for calculating the additional levy that is payable on late levy payments.
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26 Nov 2025
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House of Representatives
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Treasury
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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.
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26 Nov 2025
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Health, Disability and Ageing
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Amends the
National Health Act 1953
and Health Insurance Act 1973
to enable authorised nurse prescribers to prescribe certain pharmaceutical benefits under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
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26 Nov 2025
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Home Affairs
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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.
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26 Nov 2025
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House of Representatives
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Treasury
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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
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26 Nov 2025
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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.
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