House r7380 Status Act

Regulatory Reform Omnibus Bill 2025

Introduced by James Chalmers

Amends:

  • 13 Acts to provide for a ‘tell us once’ approach to support the sharing and use of information provided to various government agencies, including Services Australia
  • the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 and A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 to amend the language used for the Additional Child Care Subsidy (child wellbeing) payment
  • the Health Insurance Act 1973 , National Health Act 1953 and Dental Benefits Act 2008 to amend regulatory settings around certain health care services
  • the Private Health Insurance Act 2007 to remove the risk of unintentional non-compliance by a private health insurer due to a rounding technicality
  • the Marriage Act 1961 to allow marriage celebrants to accept digital forms of identity verification
  • the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 to enable petroleum and environmental regulators to share certain information
  • the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005 and Defence Act 1903 to expand certain delegation powers
  • the National Broadband Network Companies Act 2011 to enable NBN Co mapping data to continue to be made publicly available
  • the Fuel Security Act 2012 , Petroleum and Other Fuels Reporting Act 2017 and Liquid Fuel Emergency Act 1984 to enable the Government to respond to potential shortages of critical fuels
  • the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012 to include the consideration of energy performance
  • the Social Security Act 1991 , Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 to: provide for consistency in relation to certain social security benefits
  • make minor or technical amendments. Also repeals the Cockatoo and Schnapper Islands Act 1949 and Early Years Quality Fund Special Account Act 2013 .

Summary from the official bill homepage.

Became law

ActRegulatory Reform Omnibus Act 2025
NumberNo. 73, 2025
Assent4 Dec 2025
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
4 Nov 2025Second reading debate
4 Nov 2025Second reading agreed to
4 Nov 2025Consideration in detail debate
4 Nov 2025Third reading agreed to
Senate
6 Nov 2025Introduced and read a first time
6 Nov 2025Second reading moved
27 Nov 2025Second reading agreed to
27 Nov 2025Third reading agreed to
27 Nov 2025Finally passed both Houses
4 Dec 2025Assent

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