4–6 February 2025
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House of Representatives
Bills initiated in the House
The following new Bills were initiated:
- Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2024–2025 – introduced 4 February 2025, Government Bill
- Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2024–2025 – introduced 4 February 2025, Government Bill
- Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 2) 2024–2025 – introduced 4 February 2025, Government Bill
- Defence Service Homes Amendment (Insurance) Bill 2025 – introduced 4 February 2025, Government Bill
- Early Childhood Education and Care (Three Day Guarantee) Bill 2025 – introduced 5 February 2025, Government Bill
- Electricity Infrastructure Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 – introduced 5 February 2025, Government Bill
- Social Security Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes) Bill 2025 – introduced 5 February 2025, Government Bill
- Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence) Bill 2025 – introduced 6 February 2025, Government Bill
- Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2025 – introduced 6 February 2025, Government Bill
New inquiries of House Committees
There were no new House inquiries announced.
Reports of House Committees
The following new Committee reports were tabled:
Appropriations and Administration Committee
- Report No. 31: Additional Estimates 2024–25 – tabled 6 February 2025
Selection Committee
- Report No. 34 – Relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business and private Members’ business on Monday, 10 February 2025 – tabled 5 February 2025
Senate
Bills initiated in the Senate
The following new Bills were initiated:
- Remuneration Tribunal Amendment (There For Public Service, Not Profit) Bill 2025 – introduced 5 February 2025, Private Member’s Bill
- Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Amendment (Frontline Emergency Service Workers) Bill 2025 – introduced 5 February 2025, Private Member’s Bill
- Tertiary Education Legislation Amendment (There For Education, Not Profit) Bill 2025 – introduced 5 February 2025, Private Member’s Bill
New inquiries of Senate Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Community Affairs Legislation Committee
- Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025 [Provisions] – submissions due 3 April 2025
Education and Employment Legislation Committee
- Early Childhood Education and Care (Three Day Guarantee) Bill 2025 [Provisions] – submissions due 28 February 2025
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
- Commonwealth Workplace Protection Orders Bill 2024 [Provisions] – submissions due 24 February 2025
Reports of Senate Committees
The following new Committee reports were tabled:
Community Affairs Legislation Committee
- Health Legislation Amendment (Modernising My Health Record—Sharing by Default) Bill 2024 [Provisions] – tabled out of session 30 January 2025
Economics Legislation Committee
- Future Made in Australia (Production Tax Credits and Other Measures) Bill 2024 [Provisions] - Progress Report – tabled out of session 30 January 2025
- Future Made in Australia (Production Tax Credits and Other Measures) Bill 2024 [Provisions] – tabled out of session 31 January 2025
- Scams Prevention Framework Bill 2024 [Provisions] – tabled out of session 3 February 2025
- Tax Laws Amendment (Incentivising Food Donations to Charitable Organisations) Bill 2024 [Additional information] – tabled 4 February 2025
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Fairer for Families and Farmers and Other Measures) Bill 2024 [Provisions] – Progress Report – tabled out of session 30 January 2025
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Fairer for Families and Farmers and Other Measures) Bill 2024 [Provisions] – tabled out of session 31 January 2025
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Incentives and Integrity) Bill 2024 [Provisions] – tabled out of session 30 January 2025
Economics References Committee
- Australia’s taxation system [Progress Report] – tabled out of session 10 December 2024
- Australia’s Taxation System – tabled out of session 11 December 2024
- Residential electrification – Progress report – tabled out of session 31 January 2025
Energy Planning and Regulation in Australia Committee
- Select Committee on Energy Planning and Regulation in Australia [Final Report] – tabled out of session 20 December 2024
Environment and Communications Legislation Committee
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Reconsideration of Decisions) Bill 2024 – tabled out of session 11 December 2024
- National Broadband Network Companies Amendment (Commitment to Public Ownership) Bill 2024 [Provisions] – tabled 6 February 2025
Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee
- Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Setting Gender Equality Targets) Bill 2024 – tabled out of session 30 January 2025
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
- Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024 [Provisions] – tabled out of session 12 December 2024
- Oversight Legislation Amendment (Robodebt Royal Commission Response and Other Measures) Bill 2024 [Provisions] – tabled out of session 30 January 2025
Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee
- Right wing extremist movements in Australia – tabled out of session 6 December 2024
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee
- National Organic Standard Bill 2024 Progress Report – tabled out of session 31 January 2025
Scrutiny of Bills Committee
- Scrutiny Digest 1 of 2025 – tabled 5 February 2025
Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation Committee
- Delegated Legislation Monitor 1 of 2025 – tabled 5 February 2025
Selection of Bills Committee
- Report no. 1 of 2025 [6 February 2025] – tabled 6 February 2025
Senators’ Interests Committee
- Report No. 1 of 2025 [February 2025] – tabled out of session 3 February 2025
Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme Committee
- Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme – tabled out of session 19 December 2024
Joint Committees
New inquiries of Joint Committees
The following new inquiries were announced:
Public Accounts and Audit Committee
- Inquiry into the 2023–24 Major Projects Report – submissions due 21 March 2025
Treaties Committee
- Nauru-Australia Treaty – submissions due 5 March 2025
Reports of Joint Committees
The following new Committee reports were tabled:
Corporations and Financial Services Committee
- Financial abuse: an insidious form of domestic violence, incorporating a dissenting report – tabled 4 February 2025
Electoral Matters Committee
- From Classroom to Community: Civics education and political participation in Australia, incorporating dissenting reports – tabled 6 February 2025
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
- Inquiry into Australia’s efforts to advocate for the worldwide abolition of the death penalty – tabled 4 February 2025
Human Rights Committee
- Human rights scrutiny report: Report 1 of 2025, incorporating a dissenting report – tabled 5 February 2025 (House) and 6 February 2025 (Senate)
Intelligence and Security Committee
- Review of Administration and Expenditure No. 22 (2022–23) – tabled 5 February 2025
Public Accounts and Audit Committee
- Report 507: Defence 2022–23 Major Projects Report – tabled 4 February 2025
- Report 508: Annual report 2023–24 – tabled 4 February 2025
Trade and Investment Growth Committee
- Interim report: Inquiry into the understanding and utilisation of benefits under free trade agreements – tabled out of session 5 December 2024 (Senate) and 4 February 2025 (House)
Laws passed
As at the close of business on Friday 7 February 2025, the following Bill has passed both Houses and was awaiting assent by the Governor-General:
Between the close of business on Friday 29 November 2024 and the close of business on Friday 7 February 2025, the following Bills received assent by the Governor-General:
- Aged Care (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2024
- Commonwealth Entities (Payment Surcharges) Bill 2024
- Commonwealth Entities (Payment Surcharges) (Consequential Provisions and Other Matters) Bill 2024
- Commonwealth Entities (Payment Surcharges) Tax (Imposition) Bill 2024
- Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2025
- Customs Amendment (ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area Second Protocol Implementation and Other Measures) Bill 2024
- Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals and Other Measures) Bill 2024
- Midwife Professional Indemnity (Commonwealth Contribution) Scheme Amendment Bill 2024
- Migration Amendment Bill 2024
- Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2024
- Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024
- Surveillance Legislation (Confirmation of Application) Bill 2024
- Treasury Laws Amendment (Fairer for Families and Farmers and Other Measures) Bill 2024
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