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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

ActExcise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Act 2026
NumberNo. 36, 2026
Assent8 Apr 2026
StatusIn 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

DateStep
House
8 Oct 2025Introduced and read a first time
8 Oct 2025Second reading moved
3 Nov 2025Second reading debate
24 Nov 2025Second reading debate
25 Nov 2025Second reading debate
27 Nov 2025Second reading debate
3 Feb 2026Second reading debate
4 Feb 2026Second reading debate
4 Feb 2026Second reading agreed to
4 Feb 2026Consideration in detail debate
4 Feb 2026Third reading agreed to
Senate
5 Feb 2026Introduced and read a first time
5 Feb 2026Second reading moved
1 Apr 2026Second reading agreed to
1 Apr 2026Third reading agreed to
1 Apr 2026Finally passed both Houses
8 Apr 2026Assent

Divisions on this bill

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