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Competition and Consumer Amendment (Unfair Trading Practices) Bill 2026

Introduced by Andrew Leigh, Kevin Hogan

Amends the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 to: prohibit a person from engaging in unfair trading practices in trade or commerce; require a person offering goods or services at a base price to disclose information relating to any applicable transaction-based charges that would apply to those goods or services; and require a person offering goods or services under a subscription contract to provide subscribers with certain pre-contract and ongoing information and an easy and straightforward way to end a subscription, including an online cancellation option in certain circumstances.

Summary from the official bill homepage.

Became law

ActCompetition and Consumer Amendment (Unfair Trading Practices) Act 2026
NumberNo. 64, 2026
Assent2 Jul 2026
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
1 Apr 2026Introduced and read a first time
1 Apr 2026Second reading moved
12 May 2026Second reading debate
13 May 2026Second reading debate
14 May 2026Second reading agreed to
14 May 2026Third reading agreed to
Senate
22 Jun 2026Introduced and read a first time
22 Jun 2026Second reading moved
1 Jul 2026Second reading debate
1 Jul 2026Second reading agreed to
1 Jul 2026Committee of the Whole debate
2 Jul 2026Committee of the Whole debate
2 Jul 2026Third reading agreed to
2 Jul 2026Finally passed both Houses
6 Jul 2026Assent

Divisions on this bill

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