New federal laws
What the Parliament has actually passed, in plain English.
373 laws · showing 201–250
Treasury Laws Amendment (Reserve Bank Reforms) Act 2024
AmendsPeople who deal with the Reserve Bank are affected by changes to its governance, accountability, and operational arrangements.
29 Nov 2024In force
Read the lawCyber Security Act 2024
MajorOrganisations handling personal or essential services data must meet new cybersecurity standards, and face penalties for serious breaches.
Sets Commonwealth cyber security rules, covering security standards for internet-connectable products, reporting of ransomware payments, coordination of major incidents, and a Cyber Incident Review Board.
29 Nov 2024In force
Read the lawIntelligence Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Cyber Security) Act 2024
AmendsIntelligence agencies gain expanded powers to conduct cyber operations and share intelligence, affecting how government responds to cyber threats.
29 Nov 2024In force
Read the lawSecurity of Critical Infrastructure and Other Legislation Amendment (Enhanced Response and Prevention) Act 2024
AmendsOperators of critical infrastructure (energy, water, communications, transport) face new security requirements, reporting obligations, and potential penalties for non-compliance.
29 Nov 2024In force
Read the lawBetter and Fairer Schools (Funding and Reform) Act 2024
MajorAmendsStudents in Australian schools and their families are affected through changes to school funding arrangements and education policy.
Amends the Australian Education Act 2013, changing how Commonwealth and State school funding shares are set and adding school funding transparency and reporting requirements.
29 Nov 2024In force
Read the lawAboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment (Scheduling) Act 2024
AmendsAboriginal land claim groups in the Northern Territory who hold land under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act may have their land titles affected by changes to how land is scheduled.
29 Nov 2024In force
Read the lawAustralian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Act 2024
Naval personnel and defence workers involved in nuclear-powered submarines must comply with new safety and operational standards.
24 Oct 2024In force
Read the lawCrimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Act 2024
MajorAmendsPeople charged with crimes face changed offences and penalties; victims and witnesses may experience altered court processes and protections.
An omnibus Act changing several Commonwealth criminal law, law enforcement and telecommunications laws, including police seizure of digital assets and the value of a penalty unit.
24 Oct 2024In force
Read the lawCustoms Tariff Amendment (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Expansion) Act 2024
MajorAmendsImporters and exporters trading with CPTPP member countries face changed tariff rates on goods, affecting prices and costs across multiple industries.
Amends Australia's customs tariff law to set import duty rates connected with the expansion of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
24 Oct 2024In force
Read the lawPaid Parental Leave Amendment (Adding Superannuation for a More Secure Retirement) Act 2024
MajorAmendsPeople on paid parental leave will receive superannuation contributions on their payments, affecting retirement savings for eligible parents.
Amends paid parental leave law to add superannuation contributions for people receiving government-funded parental leave pay, with the stated aim of boosting retirement savings.
1 Oct 2024In force
Read the lawIllegal Logging Prohibition Amendment (Strengthening Measures to Prevent Illegal Timber Trade) Act 2024
AmendsTimber importers and domestic timber traders must comply with stronger rules to prove wood products are legally harvested.
17 Sept 2024In force
Read the lawTreasury Laws Amendment (Financial Market Infrastructure and Other Measures) Act 2024
AmendsFinancial market participants and operators of payment systems face new regulatory requirements and oversight arrangements.
17 Sept 2024In force
Read the lawNet Zero Economy Authority Act 2024
Businesses and organisations across the economy may face new reporting requirements and engagement with a government authority overseeing net zero transition plans.
17 Sept 2024In force
Read the lawNational Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No. 1) Act 2024
MajorAmendsPeople receiving NDIS support face changes to their plans, eligibility, or funding as the scheme adjusts its operations and costs.
Amends the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013, covering how NDIS supports are defined, how participants' plans, needs assessments and budgets work, and quality and safeguards rules.
5 Sept 2024In force
Read the lawCustoms Amendment (Strengthening and Modernising Licensing and Other Measures) Act 2024
AmendsCustoms brokers and importers face changed licensing rules and compliance obligations under Australian customs law.
5 Sept 2024In force
Read the lawTelecommunications Amendment (SMS Sender ID Register) Act 2024
AmendsBusinesses and organisations sending SMS messages must register their sender IDs, affecting how they communicate with customers.
5 Sept 2024In force
Read the lawCriminal Code Amendment (Deepfake Sexual Material) Act 2024
MajorAmendsPeople can face criminal penalties for creating, distributing, or possessing intimate images of real people made using deepfake technology without consent.
Amends the Criminal Code to create offences for sharing sexual material of an adult without consent, including material created or altered using technology such as deepfakes.
2 Sept 2024In force
Read the lawCounter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Declared Areas) Act 2024
AmendsPeople in areas declared by the minister face restrictions on movement, association, and access to services under counter-terrorism powers.
2 Sept 2024In force
Read the lawTreasury Laws Amendment (Consumer Data Right) Act 2024
MajorAmendsConsumers and businesses that hold consumer financial data must comply with new rules allowing people to access and share their banking and credit information.
Amends Commonwealth competition and consumer law relating to the Consumer Data Right — the scheme that lets consumers have their data shared with accredited businesses on their instructions.
26 Aug 2024In force
Read the lawCustoms Tariff Amendment (Tobacco) Act 2024
MajorAmendsPeople who buy cigarettes and other tobacco products will face higher prices, and tobacco importers and retailers will have altered costs and duties.
Amends the Customs Tariff Act 1995 in relation to how customs duty rates on imported tobacco products are indexed and worked out.
9 July 2024In force
Read the lawExport Control Amendment (Ending Live Sheep Exports by Sea) Act 2024
AmendsPeople involved in live sheep exporting by sea face a ban on that trade; other livestock exporters and sheep farmers using land transport are not affected.
9 July 2024In force
Read the lawNational Health Amendment (Supporting Patient Access to Cheaper Medicines and Other Measures) Act 2024
MajorAmendsPeople who take prescription medicines will be affected by changes to PBS listing and pricing arrangements.
Amends national health law covering Commonwealth payments to pharmacists for supplying subsidised medicines, and staged reductions in the discount allowed on patient co-payment charges.
9 July 2024In force
Read the lawExcise Tariff Amendment (Tobacco) Act 2024
MajorAmendsPeople who smoke or use tobacco products will pay higher excise tax, increasing the price of cigarettes and other tobacco goods.
Amends the Excise Tariff Act 1921 to change how tobacco excise duty rates are indexed and how tobacco products are converted by weight.
9 July 2024In force
Read the lawHealth Insurance Legislation Amendment (Assignment of Medicare Benefits) Act 2024
AmendsPeople who receive health services can have their Medicare benefits assigned directly to their provider instead of claiming them back themselves.
9 July 2024In force
Read the lawFair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Withdrawal from Amalgamation) Act 2024
AmendsRegistered unions and employer organisations can now withdraw from amalgamations under specific conditions.
9 July 2024In force
Read the lawTreasury Laws Amendment (Delivering Better Financial Outcomes and Other Measures) Act 2024
MajorAmendsPeople with superannuation, investors in managed funds, and some employees face changes to tax treatment and retirement savings rules.
Amends Commonwealth Treasury laws dealing with superannuation, taxation, corporations, financial services and multilateral development banks, under a package titled 'delivering better financial outcomes and other measures'.
9 July 2024In force
Read the lawPayment Times Reporting Amendment Act 2024
AmendsLarge companies and government agencies must report how quickly they pay small business invoices.
9 July 2024In force
Read the lawCreative Australia Amendment (Implementation of Revive) Act 2024
AmendsArts organisations and cultural workers accessing grants and funding through the Revive program receive changes to eligibility rules and application processes.
9 July 2024In force
Read the lawCommunications Legislation Amendment (Prominence and Anti-siphoning) Act 2024
AmendsBroadcasters and streaming services must give prominence to certain TV channels, and rules change about which events can be shown only on free-to-air television.
9 July 2024In force
Read the lawPrimary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Act 2024
Farmers and other primary producers who pay levies on their products for industry research and marketing schemes.
9 July 2024In force
Read the lawPrimary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 2024
Producers and exporters of primary industry goods pay excise levies that fund research, development, and marketing for their industries.
9 July 2024In force
Read the lawPrimary Industries (Customs) Charges Act 2024
Importers and exporters of primary industry products pay customs charges to fund biosecurity and product safety inspections.
9 July 2024In force
Read the lawSocial Services and Other Legislation Amendment (More Support in the Safety Net) Act 2024
MajorAmendsPeople receiving welfare payments and families with children are affected by changes to payment rates, eligibility, and support conditions.
Amends social security, family assistance and veterans' entitlements law covering rent assistance rates, jobseeker payment rates for some people with partial work capacity, and carer payment rules.
9 July 2024In force
Read the lawCriminal Code Amendment (Protecting Commonwealth Frontline Workers) Act 2024
MajorAmendsPeople who assault police, ambulance workers, or other Commonwealth frontline workers face changed criminal offences and penalties.
Amends the Criminal Code to define "Commonwealth frontline worker" and extend existing offences about causing harm or threats to Commonwealth officials so they cover those workers.
9 July 2024In force
Read the lawPrimary Industries (Services) Levies Act 2024
Farmers and agricultural producers pay levies on their produce to fund industry services and research programs.
9 July 2024In force
Read the lawCommonwealth Entities (Payment Surcharges) Tax (Imposition) Act 2024
2 Dec 2024In forceRoutine legislation
Read the lawAustralian Naval Nuclear Power Safety (Transitional Provisions) Act 2024
This Act provides transitional arrangements for nuclear power safety regulations affecting naval nuclear propulsion operations during legislative transition.
24 Oct 2024In forceRoutine legislation
Read the lawAustralian Human Rights Commission Amendment (Costs Protection) Act 2024
Amends1 Oct 2024In forceRoutine legislation
Read the lawNational Health Amendment (Technical Changes to Averaging Price Disclosure Threshold and Other Matters) Act 2024
Amends26 Sept 2024In forceRoutine legislation
Read the lawParliamentary Workplace Support Service Amendment (Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission) Act 2024
17 Sept 2024In forceRoutine legislation
Read the lawCustoms Licensing Charges Amendment Act 2024
Amends5 Sept 2024In forceRoutine legislation
Read the lawNet Zero Economy Authority (Transitional Provisions) Act 2024
5 Sept 2024In forceRoutine legislation
Read the lawPublic Service Amendment Act (No. 2) 2024
Amends26 Aug 2024In forceRoutine legislation
Read the lawFair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Administration) Act 2024
Amends22 Aug 2024In forceRoutine legislation
Read the lawPrimary Industries Levies and Charges Disbursement Act 2024
9 July 2024In forceRoutine legislation
Read the lawPrimary Industries (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2024
This Act makes technical amendments to align other legislation with changes to primary industries law and manages the transition between old and new rules.
9 July 2024In forceRoutine legislation
Read the lawAustralian Postal Corporation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024
AmendsThe title doesn't say who this affects; amendment acts to the postal corporation and other legislation typically involve administrative or technical changes.
9 July 2024In forceRoutine legislation
Read the lawCOAG Legislation Amendment Act 2024
Amends5 July 2024In forceRoutine legislation
Read the lawExcise and Customs Legislation Amendment (Streamlining Administration) Act 2024
Amends28 June 2024In forceRoutine legislation
Read the lawGovernor-General Amendment (Salary) Act 2024
AmendsThe Governor-General's salary and allowances are adjusted.
28 June 2024In forceRoutine legislation
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