New federal laws

Anyone who buys petrol or diesel — this changes the fuel tax built into the pump price.

Amends excise and customs tariff law to temporarily lower fuel duty rates from 1 July 2026, with full rates restored from the August 2026 indexation day.

30 June 2026·In force

Taxpayers and their agents, under changes to how tax law is administered.

Changes tax, superannuation, social security and veterans' law, covering gift deductions, Medicare levy low-income thresholds, research and development tax incentive exclusions, and pension supplement during overseas absences.

30 June 2026·In force

Businesses and councils in northern Australia seeking loans from the government's infrastructure fund.

Amends the law for the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility, extending its deadline for financial assistance decisions to 2036 and adding Investment Mandate compliance and review requirements.

30 June 2026·In force

Anyone who pays income tax, with changes to the rates applied to earnings.

Amends the Income Tax Rates Act 1986, adding a rate for extra income tax on a taxpayer's "minimum tax capital gain" as defined in income tax assessment law.

26 June 2026·In force

Taxpayers generally, under a package of tax reform measures.

Amends tax and superannuation law, covering capital gains tax, negative gearing for residential property, a working Australians tax offset, work-related expense deductions, and superannuation borrowing arrangements.

26 June 2026·In force

Businesses and consumers, under competition rules for exceptional circumstances.

Amends competition and consumer law so the competition regulator can exempt conduct from competition rules during declared emergencies, and changes penalties under the Oil Code.

26 May 2026·In force

Survivors receiving payments or redress, under changes to how those are treated in tax law.

Amends tax, superannuation and bankruptcy law to let survivors of certain child abuse offences access a convicted perpetrator's superannuation for unpaid court-ordered compensation.

20 May 2026·In force

Importers and brand owners dealing with Customs over goods suspected of infringing trade marks.

Amends customs and trade description laws dealing with false trade marks on imported goods, and with infringement notices for such conduct.

20 May 2026·In force

Businesses with premises registered to prepare goods such as meat or dairy for export.

Amends the Export Control Act 2020 dealing with government certificates for kinds of goods and with export operations carried out at registered establishments.

20 May 2026·In force

Australian authors, illustrators and publishers, who would receive payments for books held in public and school libraries.

Sets up a scheme that pays Australian authors, illustrators and publishers for books held in public and school libraries, recognising money they lose when books are borrowed rather than bought.

20 May 2026·In force

Anyone who buys draught beer, and the pubs and brewers who sell it — this changes the customs duty on it.

Amends the Customs Tariff Act 1995 to temporarily pause the regular inflation-based indexation of customs duty rates applying to imported draught beer.

8 Apr 2026·In force

People who need an interpreter to access services, and the interpreters and agencies providing them.

Sets out Commonwealth functions for providing or arranging translating and interpreting services, and allows fees to be charged for those services.

8 Apr 2026·In force

Anyone who buys draught beer, and the pubs and brewers who sell it — this changes the excise on it.

Amends the Excise Tariff Act 1921 to temporarily freeze the automatic inflation-based indexation of excise rates for draught beer across four indexation days.

8 Apr 2026·In force

Anyone applying for life insurance who has had genetic testing, and the insurers assessing them.

Amends Commonwealth treasury and financial laws dealing with how genetic testing information may be used in life insurance, along with other unspecified measures.

8 Apr 2026·In force

Migrant workers and the employers who engage them, with new measures against exploitation.

Amends the Migration Act 1958 to allow the Department to publish prescribed information about approved work sponsors, as part of measures the title describes as combatting migrant exploitation.

8 Apr 2026·In force

Federal offenders seeking parole, and the new board that decides it.

Creates the Commonwealth Parole Board, an independent body that decides on parole and conditional release for federal offenders under the Crimes Act 1914.

8 Apr 2026·In force

Patients receiving passive immunological products, and the health system that supplies them.

Amends national health law in relation to passive immunological products — treatments that supply ready-made antibodies rather than prompting the body to make its own.

8 Apr 2026·In force

Anyone holding or trading digital assets, and the businesses that offer them, now under a corporations framework.

Amends corporations and financial services law to set up a framework for digital asset platforms and tokenised custody platforms, covering licensing, disclosure and conduct rules.

8 Apr 2026·In force

Australian operators and researchers working in international waters, under a new high seas biodiversity regime.

Creates Australian law on conserving and sustainably using marine biodiversity in the high seas — ocean areas beyond the jurisdiction of any single country.

8 Apr 2026·In force

People receiving NDIS supports, their providers, and the agency overseeing the scheme.

Amends the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 on integrity and safeguarding matters, including provider compliance and enforcement, scheme administration, and protections for people who report wrongdoing.

8 Apr 2026·In force

University students and staff, under a new national tertiary education commission.

Sets up the Australian Tertiary Education Commission, a national body to oversee and advise on higher education, following the Universities Accord review.

1 Apr 2026·In force

Creators, publishers and anyone who uses copyright material — this changes copyright law.

Amends the Copyright Act 1968, covering orphan works, remote learning, Copyright Tribunal appointments, listed archives, notifiable instruments, and the duration of Crown copyright.

1 Apr 2026·In force

Employees and employers in fuel-related work, under changes to workplace relations law.

Amends the Fair Work Act so the Fair Work Commission can fast-track road transport contractual chain orders when the Minister declares an emergency affecting the road transport industry nationally.

1 Apr 2026·In force

Anyone who buys petrol or diesel — this changes the fuel excise built into the pump price.

Amends taxation laws to temporarily reduce fuel excise and customs duty rates between 1 April and 30 June 2026, and adjusts fuel tax credit rules.

1 Apr 2026·In force

Australian exporters using Export Finance Australia, and the strategic reserve it manages.

Amends the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Act 1991 to give EFIC a Strategic Reserve function supporting supplies of critical minerals and fuels, with ministerial approval and Commonwealth backing.

1 Apr 2026·In force

Serving and former ADF members and their families, under a new service commissioner.

Creates the independent Defence and Veterans' Service Commissioner and Commission to inquire into and report on veteran suicide prevention, including implementation of Royal Commission recommendations.

1 Apr 2026·In force

Consumers and businesses, as penalties the ACCC can seek for breaches are doubled.

Amends the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 to double certain maximum penalty amounts for breaches of competition and consumer law enforced by the ACCC.

27 Mar 2026·In force

Authorises ordinary government spending; it does not change payments, taxes or services.

30 June 2026·In force·Routine legislation

Funds the parliamentary departments for the year; no policy change for the public.

30 June 2026·In force·Routine legislation

Administrative changes to how business registries operate.

30 June 2026·In force·Routine legislation

Authorises ordinary government spending; it does not change payments, taxes or services.

30 June 2026·In force·Routine legislation

Officials bound by particular secrecy provisions; it changes when those provisions expire.

29 June 2026·In force·Routine legislation

Authorises additional government spending; it does not change payments, taxes or services.

26 June 2026·In force·Routine legislation

Authorises additional government spending; it does not change payments, taxes or services.

26 June 2026·In force·Routine legislation

Consequential and transitional provisions accompanying the lending rights Act.

20 May 2026·In force·Routine legislation

Consequential and transitional provisions accompanying the Commonwealth Parole Board Act.

8 Apr 2026·In force·Routine legislation

Authorises government spending on the fuel security response; it does not change payments or taxes itself.

1 Apr 2026·In force·Routine legislation

Consequential and transitional provisions accompanying the tertiary education commission Act.

1 Apr 2026·In force·Routine legislation

Technical corrections to social security legislation; no change to payments.

1 Apr 2026·In force·Routine legislation

Consequential and transitional provisions accompanying the Defence and Veterans' Service Commissioner Act.

1 Apr 2026·In force·Routine legislation

Authorises government spending on the fuel security response; it does not change payments or taxes itself.

1 Apr 2026·In force·Routine legislation

Miscellaneous technical changes across veterans' affairs legislation.

1 Apr 2026·In force·Routine legislation

Authorises ordinary government spending; it does not change payments, taxes or services.

27 Mar 2026·In force·Routine legislation

Funds the parliamentary departments for the year; no policy change for the public.

27 Mar 2026·In force·Routine legislation

Authorises ordinary government spending; it does not change payments, taxes or services.

27 Mar 2026·In force·Routine legislation