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Regulatory Reform Omnibus
Current status
This bill became law on Dec 4th, 2025.
Policy area
Government & democracy
What does this bill do?
Sets up new government powers for strategic reserves.
Who supported it?
The government introduced this bill. It passed with support from Labor, Greens, Australia's Voice, some crossbench members; opposed by Liberal Party, Nationals, One Nation, some crossbench members.
Introduced in House 08 Oct 2025
Passed House 04 Nov 2025
Passed Senate 27 Nov 2025 Aye 33 No 20
Became law 04 Dec 2025
Did it become law?
Yes
Became law 04 Dec 2025
Final passage
Recorded final vote
1 counted final-passage vote was recorded.
Passage speed
57 days
From introduction to the latest recorded parliamentary step
Meaning
What does this bill do?
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Legislative route
How did it move through Parliament?
House Senate
Introduced 08 Oct 2025
The bill was formally presented to the chamber and read a first time, which starts its parliamentary journey.
Introduced and read a first time
Second reading opened 08 Oct 2025
A minister or sponsoring member moved the second reading, opening the main debate on the bill's purpose and principles.
Second reading moved
Second reading debate 03 Nov 2025
The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.
Second reading debate 04 Nov 2025
The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.
House second reading agreed 04 Nov 2025
The chamber agreed to the bill at second reading, meaning it accepted the bill in principle and allowed it to continue.
Second reading agreed to
House agreed to amendment packages 04 Nov 2025
The chamber considered amendments before the bill moved to the next stage.
Consideration in detail debate
House third reading agreed 04 Nov 2025
The chamber agreed to the bill at third reading, which completed passage through that chamber.
Third reading agreed to
Introduced 06 Nov 2025
The bill was formally presented to the chamber and read a first time, which starts its parliamentary journey.
Introduced and read a first time
Second reading opened 06 Nov 2025
A minister or sponsoring member moved the second reading, opening the main debate on the bill's purpose and principles.
Second reading moved
Senate second reading agreed 27 Nov 2025
The chamber agreed to the bill at second reading, meaning it accepted the bill in principle and allowed it to continue.
Second reading agreed to
Senate third reading agreed Aye 33 No 20 27 Nov 2025
Recorded vote: 33 to 20.
The chamber agreed to the bill at third reading, which completed passage through that chamber.
Third reading agreed to
Passed both houses 27 Nov 2025
Both houses passed the bill in the same form, completing parliamentary passage.
Finally passed both Houses
Assent 04 Dec 2025
The Governor-General gave Royal Assent, turning the bill into an Act.
Votes
Recorded votes
How the bill itself passed
The chamber-passage votes come first. Expand a vote to see the party breakdown.
Passed House passed the bill
House agreed to the bill's third reading on the voices, so there is no list of individual Aye and No votes for final passage in that chamber.
Passed
House passed the bill
Passed on the voices
In a voice vote, members call out Aye or No and the presiding officer judges which side has it. Individual names are only recorded if a formal division is called.
Carried Senate passed the bill
Passed 33 to 20. Support came from Labor, Greens, Australia's Voice, and minor parties and independents. Opposition came from Liberal Party, Nationals, One Nation, and minor parties and independents.
Carried
Senate passed the bill
Party Aye / No
Labor 20 / 0
Liberal Party 0 / 17
Greens 10 / 0
Independent 2 / 0
Australia's Voice 1 / 0
Nationals 0 / 1
One Nation 0 / 1
Unknown 0 / 1
Amendments at a glance
Amendments grouped by chamber. Expand any amendment to see the party breakdown or, where it passed on the voices, how that works.
House
Carried Limit fuel stockholding reductions to six months
This government amendment limited ministerial reductions of minimum fuel stockholding obligations to periods of up to six months at a time.
Carried
Limit fuel stockholding reductions to six months
This government amendment limited ministerial reductions of minimum fuel stockholding obligations to periods of up to six months at a time.
Passed on the voices
The chamber agreed to this amendment without a counted vote — the presiding officer judged the ayes louder than the noes, and no member called for a division.
Senate
Defeated Delay the bill for more scrutiny
Moved by Malcolm Roberts (Pauline Hanson's One Nation). Defeated 21 to 31. Support came from Liberal Party, Australia's Voice, Nationals, One Nation, and minor parties and independents. Opposition came from Labor, Greens, and minor parties and independents.
Defeated
Delay the bill for more scrutiny
The vote let the bill proceed through second reading on 27 November 2025 instead of being delayed until 2026.
Party Aye / No
Labor 0 / 19
Liberal Party 17 / 0
Greens 0 / 10
Independent 0 / 2
Australia's Voice 1 / 0
Nationals 1 / 0
One Nation 1 / 0
Unknown 1 / 0
Carried Keep energy-performance changes
Moved by James Paterson (Liberal Party of Australia). Passed 33 to 19. Support came from Labor, Greens, Australia's Voice, and minor parties and independents. Opposition came from Liberal Party, Nationals, One Nation, and minor parties and independents.
Carried
Keep energy-performance changes
This retained the change to the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act to promote improved energy performance, better energy use and demand management.
Party Aye / No
Labor 20 / 0
Liberal Party 0 / 16
Greens 10 / 0
Independent 2 / 0
Australia's Voice 1 / 0
Nationals 0 / 1
One Nation 0 / 1
Unknown 0 / 1
This list includes amendment votes, procedural votes and votes on the bill itself.
Parliamentary debate
Who spoke, and what they said
Start here — lead voices
Lead non-major voice Unclear
Allegra Spender
Read in Hansard ↗ Lead voice Unclear
Alice Jordan-Baird
Read in Hansard ↗ Lead voice Unclear
Gabriel Ng
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Labor
11 speakers · 12 contributions · 11 unclear
Labor
11 speakers · 12 contributions · 11 unclear
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Alice Jordan-Baird ★ No summary available.
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Gabriel Ng ★ No summary available.
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Zhi Soon No summary available.
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Susan Templeman No summary available.
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Ed Husic No summary available.
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Rowan Holzberger No summary available.
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Tim Ayres No summary available.
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Claire Clutterham 2 contributions No summary available.
Hansard records 2 separate contributions by Claire Clutterham on this bill. They are grouped here so the speaker is listed once.
Second reading speech
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Jim Chalmers ★ No summary available.
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Andrew Leigh No summary available.
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Anne Stanley No summary available.
Coalition
1 speaker · 1 unclear
Coalition
1 speaker · 1 unclear
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Ted O'Brien No summary available.
Minor parties and independents
1 speaker · 1 unclear
Minor parties and independents
1 speaker · 1 unclear
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Allegra Spender ★ No summary available.
Record
Full record
- Act title
- Regulatory Reform Omnibus Act 2025
- Act number
- Act No. 73, 2025
- Became law
- 04 Dec 2025
- Takes effect
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- Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table 04 Dec 2025
- Schedule 1, Part 1 05 Dec 2025
- Schedule 1, Part 2, Divisions 1 to 3 05 Dec 2025
- Schedule 1, Part 2, Division 4 01 Feb 2027
- Schedule 1, Part 2, Divisions 5 to 12 05 Dec 2025
- Schedule 1, Parts 3 to 5 05 Dec 2025
- Schedule 2, Part 1 The later of:
- Schedule 2, Part 2 The later of:
- Schedule 2, Parts 3 to 5 05 Dec 2025
- Schedule 3 05 Dec 2025
- Schedule 4, Parts 1 to 4 05 Dec 2025
- Schedule 4, Part 5, Division 1 05 Dec 2025
- Schedule 4, Part 5, Division 2 The later of:
- Schedule 4, Part 5, Divisions 3 and 4 05 Dec 2025
- Schedule 4, Part 6 05 Dec 2025
- Schedule 4, Part 7, Divisions 1 to 6 05 Dec 2025
- Schedule 4, Part 7, Division 7 19 Mar 2026
- Schedule 5 05 Dec 2025
- Registered
- 05 Dec 2025
- Administered by
- Department of Finance
- Final law metadata was collected from the APH progress table; commencement rows were parsed from the bill text.
- Status
- Act -- Collected from the APH bill page.
- Originating house
- House of Representatives
- 08 Oct 2025
House · Introduced and read a first time
Introduced
The bill was formally presented to the chamber and read a first time, which starts its parliamentary journey.
- 08 Oct 2025
House · Second reading moved
Second reading opened
A minister or sponsoring member moved the second reading, opening the main debate on the bill's purpose and principles.
- 03 Nov 2025
House · Second reading debate
Second reading debate
The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.
- 04 Nov 2025
House · Second reading debate
Second reading debate
The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.
- 04 Nov 2025
House · Second reading agreed to
Second reading agreed
The chamber agreed to the bill at second reading, meaning it accepted the bill in principle and allowed it to continue.
- 04 Nov 2025
House · Consideration in detail: amendments considered
Amendment packages agreed
The chamber considered amendments before the bill moved to the next stage.
- 04 Nov 2025
House · Third reading agreed to
Third reading agreed
The chamber agreed to the bill at third reading, which completed passage through that chamber.
- 06 Nov 2025
Senate · Introduced and read a first time
Introduced
The bill was formally presented to the chamber and read a first time, which starts its parliamentary journey.
- 06 Nov 2025
Senate · Second reading moved
Second reading opened
A minister or sponsoring member moved the second reading, opening the main debate on the bill's purpose and principles.
- 27 Nov 2025
Senate · Second reading agreed to
Second reading agreed
The chamber agreed to the bill at second reading, meaning it accepted the bill in principle and allowed it to continue.
- 27 Nov 2025
Senate · Third reading agreed to
Recorded vote: 33 to 20.
Third reading agreed
The chamber agreed to the bill at third reading, which completed passage through that chamber.
- 27 Nov 2025
Parliament · Finally passed both Houses
Passed both houses
Both houses passed the bill in the same form, completing parliamentary passage.
- 04 Dec 2025
Assent · Assent
Assent
The Governor-General gave Royal Assent, turning the bill into an Act.