House r7384 Status Act

Education Legislation Amendment (Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025

Introduced by Jason Clare

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

ActEducation Legislation Amendment (Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2025
NumberNo. 74, 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
9 Oct 2025Introduced and read a first time
9 Oct 2025Second reading moved
28 Oct 2025Second reading debate
28 Oct 2025Referred to Federation Chamber
29 Oct 2025Second reading debate
29 Oct 2025Second reading agreed to
30 Oct 2025Reported from Federation Chamber
30 Oct 2025Third reading agreed to
Senate
3 Nov 2025Introduced and read a first time
3 Nov 2025Second reading moved
27 Nov 2025Second reading agreed to
27 Nov 2025Third reading agreed to
House
28 Nov 2025Consideration of Senate message
28 Nov 2025Finally passed both Houses
4 Dec 2025Assent

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