Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025
Amends the Defence Housing Australia Act 1987 to enable Defence Housing Australia to provide housing and housing-related services to additional classes of persons.
Summary from the official bill homepage.
Became law
| Act | Defence Housing Australia Amendment Act 2025 |
|---|---|
| Number | No. 36, 2025 |
| Assent | 28 Aug 2025 |
| Status | In force |
Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 21 Oct 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au.
Progress
| Date | Step |
|---|---|
| House | |
| 24 Jul 2025 | Introduced and read a first time |
| 24 Jul 2025 | Second reading moved |
| 30 Jul 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 30 Jul 2025 | Referred to Federation Chamber |
| 30 Jul 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 30 Jul 2025 | Reported from Federation Chamber |
| 30 Jul 2025 | Second reading agreed to |
| 30 Jul 2025 | Third reading agreed to |
| Senate | |
| 31 Jul 2025 | Introduced and read a first time |
| 31 Jul 2025 | Second reading moved |
| 25 Aug 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 25 Aug 2025 | Second reading agreed to |
| 25 Aug 2025 | Committee of the Whole debate |
| 25 Aug 2025 | Third reading agreed to |
| 25 Aug 2025 | Finally passed both Houses |
| 28 Aug 2025 | Assent |
Divisions on this bill
- 30 Jul 2025 Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025 - Report from Federation Chamber - Increase defence expenditure Negatived House 39–93
- 25 Aug 2025 Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Increase defence expenditure Negatived Senate 25–35
- 25 Aug 2025 Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025 - Third Reading - Pass the bill Carried Senate 29–11
- 25 Aug 2025 Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Financial impact Negatived Senate 16–28
- 25 Aug 2025 Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Priority to Australians and transparency Carried Senate 38–23
- 25 Aug 2025 Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea Carried Senate 30–10
- 25 Aug 2025 Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025 - in Committee - Housing Negatived Senate 11–31
Official record: bill homepage at aph.gov.au, full text and documents on ParlInfo.