House r7372 Status Act

Australian Centre for Disease Control (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025

Introduced by Mark Butler

Introduced with the Australian Centre for Disease Control Bill 2025, the bill amends the: Biosecurity Act 2015 , National Health Security Act 2007 and National Occupational Respiratory Disease Act 2023 to transfer certain powers and functions to the Director-General of the Australian Centre for Disease Control; and Freedom of Information Act 1982 to exempt protected information from disclosure under the Act. Also repeals the Australian National Preventative Health Agency Act 2010 .

Summary from the official bill homepage.

Became law

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

DateStep
House
3 Sep 2025Introduced and read a first time
3 Sep 2025Second reading moved
8 Oct 2025Second reading debate
9 Oct 2025Second reading debate
27 Oct 2025Second reading debate
27 Oct 2025Second reading agreed to
27 Oct 2025Third reading agreed to
Senate
27 Oct 2025Introduced and read a first time
27 Oct 2025Second reading moved
30 Oct 2025Second reading debate
4 Nov 2025Second reading debate
5 Nov 2025Second reading agreed to
5 Nov 2025Committee of the Whole debate
5 Nov 2025Third reading agreed to
5 Nov 2025Finally passed both Houses
10 Nov 2025Assent

Divisions on this bill

Official record: bill homepage at aph.gov.au, full text and documents on ParlInfo.