VET Student Loans (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2025
The bill: authorises certain activities undertaken in relation to tax file numbers (TFNs) for the purpose of administering, or facilitating the administration of, a student’s application for a VET Student Loan or the student’s loan itself; and authorises the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations’ disclosure of TFNs to VSL providers for the same purposes.
Summary from the official bill homepage.
Became law
| Act | VET Student Loans (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2025 |
|---|---|
| Number | No. 77, 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 | |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Introduced and read a first time |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Second reading moved |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Referred to Federation Chamber |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Returned to House for further consideration |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Second reading agreed to |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Third reading agreed to |
| Senate | |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Introduced and read a first time |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Second reading moved |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Second reading agreed to |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Third reading agreed to |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Finally passed both Houses |
| 4 Dec 2025 | Assent |
Official record: bill homepage at aph.gov.au, full text and documents on ParlInfo.