Education Legislation Amendment (Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025
Amends:
Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000
- implement measures relating to Australia’s international education sector, including in relation to education agents and commissions, the giving of education agent information to registered providers, the management of provider applications, registration requirements, the automatic cancellation of registration and specified courses in certain circumstances, the investigation of offences when considering the fit and proper provider test, and internal reviews of reviewable decisions
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011
- ensure that registered providers that are delivering courses outside Australia are authorised by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency
Higher Education Support Act 2003
- introduce demand driven Commonwealth supported places for courses of study in medicine for eligible First Nations students
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
- expand information gathering powers to support the Early Education Service Delivery Prices Project
- expand authorisations for the handling of protected information
- make technical amendments
- align the date of effect for decisions relating to the child care subsidy (CCS) reconciliation process with the date of effect in the CCS system
Summary from the official bill homepage.
Became law
| Act | Education Legislation Amendment (Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2025 |
|---|---|
| Number | No. 74, 2025 |
| Assent | 4 Dec 2025 |
| 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 | |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Introduced and read a first time |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Second reading moved |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Referred to Federation Chamber |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Second reading agreed to |
| 30 Oct 2025 | Reported from Federation Chamber |
| 30 Oct 2025 | Third reading agreed to |
| Senate | |
| 3 Nov 2025 | Introduced and read a first time |
| 3 Nov 2025 | Second reading moved |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Second reading agreed to |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Third reading agreed to |
| House | |
| 28 Nov 2025 | Consideration of Senate message |
| 28 Nov 2025 | Finally passed both Houses |
| 4 Dec 2025 | Assent |
Official record: bill homepage at aph.gov.au, full text and documents on ParlInfo.