Pacific Banking Guarantee Bill 2025
Appropriates money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the purpose of meeting any liabilities that the Commonwealth may incur under a Pacific banking guarantee entered into with an Australian-headquartered authorised deposit-taking institution operating in the Pacific region.
Summary from the official bill homepage.
Became law
| Act | Pacific Banking Guarantee Act 2025 |
|---|---|
| Number | No. 44, 2025 |
| Assent | 5 Sep 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 | Second reading agreed to |
| 30 Jul 2025 | Reported from Federation Chamber |
| 30 Jul 2025 | Third reading agreed to |
| Senate | |
| 31 Jul 2025 | Introduced and read a first time |
| 31 Jul 2025 | Second reading moved |
| 28 Aug 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 28 Aug 2025 | Second reading agreed to |
| 28 Aug 2025 | Committee of the Whole debate |
| 2 Sep 2025 | Committee of the Whole debate |
| 2 Sep 2025 | Third reading agreed to |
| 2 Sep 2025 | Finally passed both Houses |
| 5 Sep 2025 | Assent |
Official record: bill homepage at aph.gov.au, full text and documents on ParlInfo.