Government bills

The Government has scheduled bills for debate this week as follows:

Monday, 28 July

• Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025
• Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence) Bill 2025
  Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2025

Tuesday, 29 July

• Universities Accord (Cutting Student Debt by 20 Per Cent) Bill 2025

Wednesday, 30 July

• Early Childhood Education and Care (Strengthening Regulation of Early Education) Bill 2025

Thursday, 31 July

• Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025
• Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025

Private senators’ bills

Wednesday, 30 July

• Opposition - TBA

Thursday, 31 July

• Jacqui Lambie Network - TBA

Source: https://www.pmc.gov.au/resource-centre/government/draft-legislation-program-senate
* At the time of publication on 25 July 2025, amendments to the bill had been circulated.

Scheduled hearings

See the list of upcoming public hearings

Orders for the production of documents

Monday, 28 July

• Documents agreed to on 23 July 2025, relating to online gambling to be tabled by:
  • The Minister representing the Minister for Social Services, by no later than midday
  • The Minister representing the Minister for Communications, by no later than midday
• Documents relating to the draft 2025 electricity network options report to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, by no later than midday – agreed to on 23 July 2025
• Advice provided by the Treasury regarding housing to be tabled by the Minister representing the Treasurer, by no later than midday – agreed to on 24 July 2025
• Documents relating to aggregate expenditure made from the Housing Australia Future Fund to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister representing the Treasurer, by no later than midday – agreed to on 24 July 2025

Attendance by minister

• Pursuant to the order agreed to on 14 September 2023, the Minister representing the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, attend the Senate to provide an explanation regarding orders for the production of documents relating to the NDIS Financial Sustainability Framework

Tuesday, 29 July

• The final report of the review of public sector board appointments processes to be tabled by the Minister for the Public Service, by no later than midday – agreed to on 23 July 2025
• 2025 incoming government briefs agreed to 23 July 2025 on to be tabled by no later than midday by:
  • the Minister representing the Minister for Social Services
  • the Minister representing the Prime Minister
  • the Minister for Women

Thursday, 31 July

• Documents relating to Workforce Australia services participants to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations – agreed to on 24 July 2025

Delegated legislation – motion of disallowance to be considered

Monday, 28 July

• Industry Research and Development (Dealership and Repairer Initiative for Vehicle Electrification Nationally (DRIVEN) Program) Instrument 2024 [F2024L01460] to be moved by Senator Roberts

Address-in-reply

• The address-in-reply (the Senate's response to the Governor-General's opening speech) is scheduled for debate in the Senate during the week.

Condolence

Monday, 28 July

• John Owen Stone AO, former Senator for Queensland

Tuesday, 29 July

• Martin Bruce Cameron, former Senator for South Australia