Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025
Introduced with the Customs Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025, the bill amends the Excise Tariff Act 1921 to pause the indexation of excise duty rates on draught beer for two years, from 1 August 2025,
Summary from the official bill homepage.
Became law
| Act | Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Act 2026 |
|---|---|
| Number | No. 36, 2026 |
| Assent | 8 Apr 2026 |
| 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 | |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Introduced and read a first time |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Second reading moved |
| 3 Nov 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 24 Nov 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 3 Feb 2026 | Second reading debate |
| 4 Feb 2026 | Second reading debate |
| 4 Feb 2026 | Second reading agreed to |
| 4 Feb 2026 | Consideration in detail debate |
| 4 Feb 2026 | Third reading agreed to |
| Senate | |
| 5 Feb 2026 | Introduced and read a first time |
| 5 Feb 2026 | Second reading moved |
| 1 Apr 2026 | Second reading agreed to |
| 1 Apr 2026 | Third reading agreed to |
| 1 Apr 2026 | Finally passed both Houses |
| 8 Apr 2026 | Assent |
Divisions on this bill
- 4 Feb 2026 Bills — Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025, Customs Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025; Second Reading Negatived House 9–64
- 4 Feb 2026 Consideration in Detail Negatived House 12–65
- 4 Feb 2026 Consideration in Detail Negatived House 23–81
- 1 Apr 2026 Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025 and another - Limitation of Debate - Strengthen alcohol regulations Carried Senate 34–24
- 1 Apr 2026 Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025 and another - Limitation of Debate - Strengthen alcohol regulations Carried Senate 34–23
- 1 Apr 2026 Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025 and another - Limitation of Debate - On-premises consumption Negatived Senate 5–40
- 1 Apr 2026 Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025 and another - Limitation of Debate - 25 per cent tax on LNG export revenue Negatived Senate 12–32
- 1 Apr 2026 Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025 and another - Committee of the Whole - Tap spirits and independent review Negatived Senate 25–32
- 1 Apr 2026 Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025, Customs Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025 - Limitation of Debate - Craft beer Negatived Senate 6–38
Official record: bill homepage at aph.gov.au, full text and documents on ParlInfo.