Freedom of Information Amendment Bill 2025
Amends:
Freedom of Information Act 1982
- implement or respond to certain recommendations from previous reviews and inquiries in relation to the Freedom of Information framework, including the Review of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 and Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010 (the 2013 Hawke Review)
Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010 and Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013
- make consequential amendments
Summary from the official bill homepage.
Progress
| Date | Step |
|---|---|
| House | |
| 3 Sep 2025 | Introduced and read a first time |
| 3 Sep 2025 | Second reading moved |
| 4 Nov 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 4 Nov 2025 | Referred to Federation Chamber |
| 4 Nov 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Returned to House for further consideration |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Referred to Federation Chamber |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Reported from Federation Chamber |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Second reading agreed to |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Referred to Federation Chamber |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Consideration in detail debate |
| 6 Nov 2025 | Reported from Federation Chamber |
| 6 Nov 2025 | Consideration in detail debate |
| 6 Nov 2025 | Third reading agreed to |
| Senate | |
| 24 Nov 2025 | Introduced and read a first time |
| 24 Nov 2025 | Second reading moved |
| 5 Mar 2026 | Discharged from Notice Paper |
Official record: bill homepage at aph.gov.au, full text and documents on ParlInfo.