Repeat urgent payments
Coalition speakers said urgent payments bring forward money a person would otherwise receive later, so the government needed safeguards to stop repeated requests leaving vulnerable recipients short on their usual payment day.
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 1)
Current status
This bill became law on Apr 1st, 2026.
Policy area
Welfare & housing
What does this bill do?
Some child support assessmentThe calculation that says who must pay child support, who may receive it, and how much applies for a period. changes will start one month later when the Child Support RegistrarThe official who makes and updates child support assessments under the child support scheme. makes the new assessmentThe calculation that says who must pay child support, who may receive it, and how much applies for a period. after the 15th day of a month, giving parents more time to adjust.
Why was it introduced?
The bill was introduced to put several existing child support and social security practices on a clearer legal footing. The government said earlier law changes had produced unintended child support outcomes, urgent payments needed explicit legislative authority, and employment-income rules needed clarification so Services AustraliaThe Australian Government agency that delivers social security and child support services and would administer the urgent payment and assessment changes. could apply them consistently.
Broader context
This was a technical bill about legal authority and consistency. It traced back to child support formulaThe legal calculation used to work out child support, including rules about care levels, income and who can receive payments. changes from 2008 and 2018, and to Services AustraliaThe Australian Government agency that delivers social security and child support services and would administer the urgent payment and assessment changes. practices for urgent payments and income testing that the government said needed legislation rather than only administrative fixes. Parliament passed the bill without textual amendment on 1 April 2026.
Key criticism
The bill was not opposed, but several speakers supported it with reservations. Coalition speakers warned that urgent payments are only early access to existing entitlements and could deepen hardship if people rely on them repeatedly. Crossbench and Greens speakers said the bill was too narrow and showed the need for broader child support and welfare reform.
Who supported it?
Tanya Plibersek MP introduced this bill. It passed on the voices.
Introduced in House 05 Feb 2026
Passed House 12 Feb 2026
Passed Senate 01 Apr 2026
Became law 01 Apr 2026
Did it become law?
Yes
Became law 01 Apr 2026
Final passage
Passed without a counted vote
4 recorded amendment or procedural votes were found, but no counted vote on the bill itself was recorded.
Passage speed
55 days
From introduction to the latest recorded parliamentary step
Meaning
What does this bill do?
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Some child support assessmentThe calculation that says who must pay child support, who may receive it, and how much applies for a period. changes will start one month later when the Child Support RegistrarThe official who makes and updates child support assessments under the child support scheme. makes the new assessmentThe calculation that says who must pay child support, who may receive it, and how much applies for a period. after the 15th day of a month, giving parents more time to adjust.
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Parents and carers with less than 35% careA level of care below the threshold where this bill says a parent or carer should not receive child support for that child. of a child will generally not be entitled to receive child support for that child, with validation of decisions made on that basis since 1 July 2008.
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Eligible social security recipients in exceptional and unforeseen circumstances can receive part of their usual payment early, outside the normal fortnightly payment cycleThe usual two-week schedule for paying social security, which urgent payments can sit outside..
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A requested urgent paymentPart of a person's normal social security payment paid early because of exceptional and unforeseen circumstances, rather than extra money on top. must be between $20 and $200, and the amount paid is capped by a formula based on up to 50% of the person’s accrued payment after relevant deductions and repayments.
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A person who has already received 10 urgent payments in the previous 90 days must contact Services AustraliaThe Australian Government agency that delivers social security and child support services and would administer the urgent payment and assessment changes., or wait out the 90-day period, before another urgent paymentPart of a person's normal social security payment paid early because of exceptional and unforeseen circumstances, rather than extra money on top. can be approved.
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Social security income tests will more clearly count employment income paid to a recipient or their partner, including across affected payment periods when a person moves to a new pension or benefit.
Show source excerpts
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The provisions in Part 1 will allow a new assessment made by the Registrar under section 34A of the Assessment Act to commence a month later than currently provided for, if the assessment is made after the 15th day of a month.
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 1) explanatory memorandum -
The amendments made by Part 2 will ensure that the policy intention is given proper effect from 1 July 2008 and parents and third parties with less than 35% care are treated consistently across all six child support formulas for all situations.
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 1) explanatory memorandum -
Urgent payments provide early delivery of a person’s accrued entitlement, with the remainder of the entitlement paid on their usual payment delivery date. An urgent payment is not an additional, lump-sum payment above their usual entitlement.
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 1) explanatory memorandum -
the person declares to the Secretary that the person is experiencing exceptional and unforeseen circumstances and makes a request for an urgent payment of an amount between $20 and $200; ... the amount is equal to 50% of ... the total of the amount of the social security periodic payment ... less ... deductions or repayments
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 1) Act 2026 final Act text -
on the day the initial request is made, the person has been paid 10 urgent payments within the previous 90 days. ... The person cannot make another request for an urgent payment until the earlier of the following: (a) the day the person contacts the Secretary and discusses the person’s circumstances; (b) the day after the end of the period of 90 days
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 1) Act 2026 final Act text -
the attribution rules may apply to attribute employment income paid to the social security recipient or their partner, for the purposes of working out the recipient’s rate of payment. This is regardless of whether the relevant payment is a social security pension or benefit, and whether or not the partner is receiving a social security payment;
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 1) explanatory memorandum
Context
Broader context for this bill
This was a technical bill about legal authority and consistency. It traced back to child support formulaThe legal calculation used to work out child support, including rules about care levels, income and who can receive payments. changes from 2008 and 2018, and to Services AustraliaThe Australian Government agency that delivers social security and child support services and would administer the urgent payment and assessment changes. practices for urgent payments and income testing that the government said needed legislation rather than only administrative fixes. Parliament passed the bill without textual amendment on 1 April 2026.
- 01 July 2008
New child support formulas create a later anomaly
The explanatory memorandum says formulas operating from this date were meant to stop a parent or carer with less than 35% careA level of care below the threshold where this bill says a parent or carer should not receive child support for that child. from receiving child support, but rare cases involving formula 1 or 3 could produce a different legal result.
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 1) explanatory memorandum ↗ - 01 July 2018
Care-change rules add gap-period cases
The explanatory memorandum says 2018 child support amendments could create a gap periodA past period after a child's care changed but before the change was notified, where the law could produce unintended child support results. after late notification of changed care, potentially leaving a parent with less than 35% careA level of care below the threshold where this bill says a parent or carer should not receive child support for that child. entitled to child support contrary to policy intent.
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 1) explanatory memorandum ↗ - Before 2026
Services AustraliaThe Australian Government agency that delivers social security and child support services and would administer the urgent payment and assessment changes. practices need clearer authority
The explanatory memorandum describes long-standing administration of later-starting child support assessments, urgent payments outside the normal fortnightly cycle, and employment income attribution rulesRules for deciding which payment period wages or salary count in when calculating a person's social security rate. that needed clearer legislative authority.
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 1) explanatory memorandum ↗ - 05 Feb 2026
Government introduces legal-clarity bill
In the second reading speech, the minister said the bill responded to issues found through Services AustraliaThe Australian Government agency that delivers social security and child support services and would administer the urgent payment and assessment changes.’s Legal Compliance and Remediation ProgramA Services Australia program that identifies where past administration may not have matched the law and works out fixes, including legislative fixes., including matters that required legislation rather than policy or system changes alone.
House Hansard, second reading speech ↗ - 01 Apr 2026
Bill passes Parliament without textual changes
The bill completed its final Senate stage, passed both houses, and received Royal AssentThe final formal approval that turns a bill passed by Parliament into an Act. on the same day. The collected comparison found no substantive textual differences between the introduced and as-passed bill text.
Parliamentary timeline and bill text comparison ↗
Legislative route
How did it move through Parliament?
House Senate
Introduced 05 Feb 2026
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 05 Feb 2026
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 10 Feb 2026
The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.
Sent to Federation Chamber for debate 10 Feb 2026
The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.
Referred to Federation Chamber
Second reading debate 11 Feb 2026
The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.
House second reading agreed 11 Feb 2026
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
Returned from Federation Chamber 12 Feb 2026
The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.
Reported from Federation Chamber
House third reading agreed 12 Feb 2026
The chamber agreed to the bill at third reading, which completed passage through that chamber.
Third reading agreed to
Scrutiny of Bills review 25 Feb 2026
The bill was considered by the Senate Scrutiny of Bills committee.
Considered by scrutiny committee
APH bill page notesIntroduced 03 Mar 2026
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 03 Mar 2026
A minister or sponsoring member moved the second reading, opening the main debate on the bill's purpose and principles.
Second reading moved
Human Rights review 04 Mar 2026
The bill was considered by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights.
Considered by scrutiny committee
APH bill page notesCommunity Affairs review 05 Mar 2026
The Senate referred the bill to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report.
Referred to committee
APH bill page notesSecond reading debate 26 Mar 2026
The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.
Senate second reading agreed 26 Mar 2026
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
Committee of the Whole debate 26 Mar 2026
The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.
Senate third reading agreed 01 Apr 2026
The chamber agreed to the bill at third reading, which completed passage through that chamber.
Third reading agreed to
Passed both houses 01 Apr 2026
Both houses passed the bill in the same form, completing parliamentary passage.
Finally passed both Houses
Assent 01 Apr 2026
The Governor-General gave Royal AssentThe final formal approval that turns a bill passed by Parliament into an Act., turning the bill into an Act.
Key criticism
The main case against this bill
The bill was not opposed, but several speakers supported it with reservations. Coalition speakers warned that urgent payments are only early access to existing entitlements and could deepen hardship if people rely on them repeatedly. Crossbench and Greens speakers said the bill was too narrow and showed the need for broader child support and welfare reform.
No party represented in the collected debate opposed the bill, but support often came with calls for safeguards or wider reform.
Child support reform
Zali Steggall supported the technical fixes but argued the bill did not deal with larger child support problems, including unpaid support, financial abuse and the pressure on single mothers and children.
Past unlawful administration
The Greens said the bill was a belated attempt to legalise practices that had operated without a proper legislative basis, and used the debate to call for broader social security changes.
Further sources
Votes
Recorded votes
How the bill itself passed
The bill passed both chambers on the voices. The counted divisions below were about amendments or procedure, not final passage.
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.
Passed Senate passed the bill
Senate 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
Senate 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.
Amendments at a glance
Recorded amendment and procedural votes grouped by chamber. Expand a vote to see the party breakdown.
Senate
Defeated Remove urgent payment cap
Defeated 12 to 35. Support came from Greens. Opposition came from Labor, Liberal Party, and One Nation. Minor-party and independent votes were split.
Defeated
Remove urgent payment cap
If agreed, the bill would have let eligible recipients request more than $200 as an urgent paymentPart of a person's normal social security payment paid early because of exceptional and unforeseen circumstances, rather than extra money on top., subject to the remaining payment-calculation limits.
Party Aye / No
Labor 0 / 24
Greens 10 / 0
Liberal Party 0 / 6
One Nation 0 / 4
Independent 2 / 1
Defeated Index urgent payment cap
Defeated 13 to 34. Support came from Greens and minor parties and independents. Opposition came from Labor, Liberal Party, and One Nation.
Defeated
Index urgent payment cap
If agreed, the $200 cap would have risen over time instead of staying fixed in the bill.
Party Aye / No
Labor 0 / 24
Greens 10 / 0
Liberal Party 0 / 6
One Nation 0 / 4
Independent 3 / 0
Defeated Raise remote area allowance
Defeated 17 to 29. Support came from Greens, One Nation, and minor parties and independents. Opposition came from Labor and Liberal Party.
Defeated
Raise remote area allowance
If agreed, the bill would have increased support for people in remote areas and created a recurring review process.
Party Aye / No
Labor 0 / 23
Greens 10 / 0
Liberal Party 0 / 6
One Nation 4 / 0
Independent 3 / 0
Defeated Call to lift income support
Defeated 12 to 29. Support came from Greens, Australia's Voice, and minor parties and independents. Opposition came from Labor and Liberal Party.
Defeated
Call to lift income support
Second-reading statements do not directly amend the bill text. Defeat meant the Senate did not attach this wider welfare-policy call to the bill’s second reading.
Party Aye / No
Labor 0 / 26
Greens 10 / 0
Liberal Party 0 / 3
Australia's Voice 1 / 0
Independent 1 / 0
These are amendment votes, not the final passage vote on the bill itself. The bill passed both chambers on the voices.
Parliamentary debate
Who spoke, and what they said
Start here — lead voices
Sponsor speech Supports
Tanya Plibersek
Tanya Plibersek supports the bill, saying it makes technical fixes that clarify child support and social security law, improves access to urgent payments in emergencies, and gives greater legal certainty and fairness across the system.
Read in Hansard ↗ Lead supporting voice Supports
Angie Bell
Angie Bell says the opposition will support the bill's passage because it makes mainly technical clarifications to child support and social security law, but she warns that the urgent paymentPart of a person's normal social security payment paid early because of exceptional and unforeseen circumstances, rather than extra money on top. changes need strong safeguards so vulnerable people are not pushed into deeper financial hardship.
Read in Hansard ↗ Lead non-major voice Unclear
Zali Steggall
Zali Steggall says the bill is not harmful, but argues it is only a minor administrative tidy-up that leaves major failures in the child support system untouched, especially financial abuse and unpaid support affecting single mothers and children.
Read in Hansard ↗ Lead voice Supports
Anne Ruston
Anne Ruston says the opposition will let the bill pass because it makes technical clarifications to child support and social security law, but she warns the government must add strong safeguards around the expanded urgent paymentPart of a person's normal social security payment paid early because of exceptional and unforeseen circumstances, rather than extra money on top. rules.
Read in Hansard ↗All speeches by bloc
Labor
3 speakers · 3 support
Labor
3 speakers · 3 support
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Tanya Plibersek ★ Tanya Plibersek supports the bill, saying it makes technical fixes that clarify child support and social security law, improves access to urgent payments in emergencies, and gives greater legal certainty and fairness across the system.
“Together, the amendments in this bill improve the fairness and effectiveness of our social security safety net and ensure that there is legislative clarity in how the social security system supports people when they need it most.”
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Dorinda Cox Dorinda Cox supports the bill and says it should pass because it makes practical technical fixes that align social security law with policy intent, improve fairness for families, and give urgent payments and income rules a clear legal basis.
“I rise to provide my support to the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 1) Bill 2026. Since the Albanese Labor government was first elected, we've been working to restore trust in Australia's social security system, and that trust matters. Without it, the system loses its legitimacy both for taxpayers and for recipients—and also for the broader community.”
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Ged Kearney Ged Kearney supports the bill and says it should pass because its technical changes strengthen the legal basis of current social security policy and help ensure the system works as intended, including better debt waivers for people affected by domestic and family violence.
“When considering a debt waiver, Services Australia will be able to take into account all the circumstances that lead to someone knowingly making a false statement in relation to a debtor not complying with the law, including circumstances of coercion or financial abuse. So, as the Minister for Social Services and member for Sydney said in introducing it, the bill proposes technical changes which will simply strengthen the legal basis of current policy and practice. The minister's office and the Department of Social Services have provided briefings to the opposition and the crossbench, and we will continue to make these available to assist in the Senate's consideration of the bill. The bill takes important steps to ensure the social security system is operating as intended and in accordance with the law. The Albanese Labor government will always do the work to make sure this system is strong and robust, providing the best support it can to the Australian people who rely on it. I commend the bill.”
Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
Coalition
3 speakers · 3 support
Coalition
3 speakers · 3 support
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Angie Bell ★ Angie Bell says the opposition will support the bill's passage because it makes mainly technical clarifications to child support and social security law, but she warns that the urgent paymentPart of a person's normal social security payment paid early because of exceptional and unforeseen circumstances, rather than extra money on top. changes need strong safeguards so vulnerable people are not pushed into deeper financial hardship.
“The opposition recognises the broader intent of this legislation and the need to clarify technical aspects of the social security and child support frameworks. For that reason, the opposition will not oppose the passage of the bill in the House of Representatives today. We do, however, put the government on notice. The government must follow through on its commitments. It must ensure that robust safeguards are implemented. It must ensure that financial counselling and social support services are accessible, timely and available to individuals and families who rely on them during periods of financial stress. And it must guarantee that the changes to urgent payments do not entrench disadvantage, deepen vulnerability or create new risks for the very Australians that our world-class social safety net is meant to protect.”
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Anne Ruston ★ Anne Ruston says the opposition will let the bill pass because it makes technical clarifications to child support and social security law, but she warns the government must add strong safeguards around the expanded urgent paymentPart of a person's normal social security payment paid early because of exceptional and unforeseen circumstances, rather than extra money on top. rules.
“The opposition recognises the broader intent of the legislation and the need to clarify technical aspects of the social security and child support frameworks. For that reason the opposition will not be opposing the passage of this bill. We do, however, put the government on notice: the government must follow through on its commitments. It must ensure that robust safeguards are implemented. It must ensure that financial counselling and social support services are accessible, timely and available to individuals and families who rely on them during periods of financial stress. And it must guarantee that the changes to urgent payments do not entrench disadvantage, deepen vulnerability or create new risks for the very Australians our social safety net is meant to protect.”
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Wendy Askew Wendy Askew says the coalition will support the bill and not oppose its passage because its technical changes should improve child support administration and urgent payments for people in hardship.
“We also have an obligation to future generations, who will bear the long-term consequences of the decisions made today. A well designed income support system must provide a robust and sustainable safety net, protecting the most vulnerable, supporting people through periods of hardship and enabling pathways to independence and self-reliance. The coalition will support the practical measures contained in this bill and recognises its broader intent. For that reason, we will not oppose its passage. However, the government must follow through on its commitment to implement robust safeguards and ensure financial accounts and social services are accessible, timely and available to individuals and families experiencing financial stress. It must also guarantee that changes to urgent payments do not entrench disadvantage, deepen vulnerability or create new risks for the very Australians our world-class social safety net is designed to protect. Our focus must be on getting more people into work and contributing to a stronger economy, not on keeping Australians dependent on welfare.”
Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
Greens
1 speaker · 1 support
Greens
1 speaker · 1 support
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Penny Allman-Payne Penny Allman-Payne says the Greens will support the bill because it brings social security law into line with current practice, but she argues it is really a belated fix for years of unlawful administration and will push amendments for broader welfare reforms.
“I rise today to speak to the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 1) Bill 2026. The Greens will support the measures in this bill that align current practice with legislation, but let me be direct about what this bill represents. It's a government finally and belatedly legislating to make lawful what has for years been conducted without legal basis. That is not a routine technical fix. That is an admission of systemic unlawfulness. The question this chamber must ask is: how did we get here, and what does it tell us about the broader state of our social security system?”
Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
Minor parties and independents
1 speaker · 1 unclear
Minor parties and independents
1 speaker · 1 unclear
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Zali Steggall ★ Zali Steggall says the bill is not harmful, but argues it is only a minor administrative tidy-up that leaves major failures in the child support system untouched, especially financial abuse and unpaid support affecting single mothers and children.
“At a time when 83 per cent of one-parent families are led by single mothers, when family violence and financial abuse remain endemic, when billions of dollars of child support owed to children goes uncollected and unreceived, the government has introduced a technical bill that makes small, piecemeal administrative adjustments to the child support system while continuing to ignore clear, consistent and longstanding recommendations for real reform. This legislation does nothing harmful but it is deeply inadequate and it represents yet another missed opportunity to fix Australia's broken child support system. Once again, the government is tinkering around the edges rather than doing what is urgently needed to keep women and children safe and financially secure.”
Read the full speech in Hansard ↗
Record
Full record
- Act title
- Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 1) Act 2026
- Act number
- Act No. 30, 2026
- Became law
- 01 Apr 2026
- Takes effect
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- Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table 02 Apr 2026
- Schedule 1 02 Apr 2026
- Schedule 2 A single day to be fixed by Proclamation. However, if the provisions do not commence within the period of 12 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the day after the end of that period.
- Schedule 3 02 Apr 2026
- Registered
- 02 Apr 2026
- Administered by
- Department of Social Services
- 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
- 05 Feb 2026
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.
- 05 Feb 2026
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.
- 10 Feb 2026
House · Second reading debate
Second reading debate
The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.
- 10 Feb 2026
House · Referred to Federation Chamber
Referred to Federation Chamber
The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.
- 11 Feb 2026
House · Second reading debate
Second reading debate
The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.
- 11 Feb 2026
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.
- 12 Feb 2026
House · Reported from Federation Chamber
Reported from Federation Chamber
The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.
- 12 Feb 2026
House · Third reading agreed to
Third reading agreed
The chamber agreed to the bill at third reading, which completed passage through that chamber.
- 03 Mar 2026
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.
- 03 Mar 2026
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.
- 26 Mar 2026
Senate · Second reading debate
Second reading debate
The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.
- 26 Mar 2026
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.
- 26 Mar 2026
Senate · Committee of the Whole debate
Committee of the Whole debate
The bill reached this recorded parliamentary step.
- 01 Apr 2026
Senate · Third reading agreed to
Third reading agreed
The chamber agreed to the bill at third reading, which completed passage through that chamber.
- 01 Apr 2026
Parliament · Finally passed both Houses
Passed both houses
Both houses passed the bill in the same form, completing parliamentary passage.
- 01 Apr 2026
Assent · Assent
Assent
The Governor-General gave Royal AssentThe final formal approval that turns a bill passed by Parliament into an Act., turning the bill into an Act.
Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills
Considered by scrutiny committee
The bill was considered by the Senate Scrutiny of Bills committee.
Scrutiny Digest 3 of 2026
APH bill page notesParliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights
Considered by scrutiny committee
The bill was considered by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights.
Report 2 of 2026
APH bill page notesSenate Community Affairs Legislation Committee
Referred to committee
The Senate referred the bill to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report.
Committee report due 25 Mar 2026
APH bill page notes