Acts of Parliament assented to – Act Nos 18 to 29 of 2025
It is hereby notified, for general information, that Her Excellency the Governor-General, in the name of His Majesty, assented on 27 March 2025 to the undermentioned Acts passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives in the Parliament assembled, viz.:
No. 18 of 2025—An Act to amend the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, and for related purposes. (Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Reconsiderations) Act 2025).
No. 19 of 2025—An Act to appropriate money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary annual services of the Government, and for related purposes. (Supply Act (No. 1)
2025-2026).
No. 20 of 2025—An Act to appropriate money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure, and for related purposes. (Supply Act (No. 2) 2025-2026).
No. 21 of 2025—An Act to appropriate money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for expenditure in relation to the Parliamentary Departments, and for related purposes. (Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No. 1) 2025-2026).
No. 22 of 2025—An Act to amend legislation relating to the security of aviation and maritime transport and offshore facilities, and for related purposes. (Transport Security Amendment (Security of Australia’s Transport Sector) Act 2025).
No. 23 of 2025—An Act to amend the AusCheck Act 2007, and for related purposes. (AusCheck Amendment (Global Entry Program) Act 2025).
No. 24 of 2025—An Act to amend the commencement of certain amendments of the law relating to the provision of resources to or in relation to persons who are, were or will be members of the Parliament, and for related purposes. (Parliamentary Business Resources Legislation Amendment (Machinery of Government Change) Act 2025).
No. 25 of 2025—An Act to amend the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012, and for related purposes. (Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Setting Gender Equality Targets) Act 2025).
No. 26 of 2025—An Act relating to financial assistance to the States, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory in connection with the provision of Free TAFE and vocational education and training places, and for related purposes. (Free TAFE Act 2025).
No. 27 of 2025—An Act to amend the law relating to companies associated with the national broadband network, and for related purposes. (National Broadband Network Companies Amendment (Commitment to Public Ownership) Act 2025).
No. 28 of 2025—An Act to amend the law relating to taxation, and for related purposes. (Treasury Laws Amendment (More Cost of Living Relief) Act 2025).
No. 29 of 2025—An Act to amend the law relating to taxation, and for related purposes. (Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Incentives and Integrity) Act 2025).
C. A. Surtees
Clerk of the House of Representatives