National Environmental Protection Agency Bill 2025
Part of a package of 7 bills to implement the recommendations of the 2020 Independent Review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the Samuel Review), the bill establishes the National Environmental Protection Agency as a statutory Commonwealth entity to undertake regulatory and implementation functions under a range of environmental Commonwealth laws
Summary from the official bill homepage.
Became law
| Act | National Environmental Protection Agency Act 2025 |
|---|---|
| Number | No. 69, 2025 |
| Assent | 1 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 | |
| 30 Oct 2025 | Introduced and read a first time |
| 30 Oct 2025 | Second reading moved |
| 4 Nov 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 6 Nov 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 6 Nov 2025 | Second reading agreed to |
| 6 Nov 2025 | Consideration in detail debate |
| 6 Nov 2025 | Third reading agreed to |
| Senate | |
| 24 Nov 2025 | Introduced and read a first time |
| 24 Nov 2025 | Second reading moved |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Second reading agreed to |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Committee of the Whole debate |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Third reading agreed to |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Finally passed both Houses |
| 1 Dec 2025 | Assent |
Official record: bill homepage at aph.gov.au, full text and documents on ParlInfo.