Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence) Bill 2025
Introduced with the Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2025, the bill provides for a National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence which may impose certain requirements and standards on higher education providers in relation to gender-based violence.
Summary from the official bill homepage.
Became law
| Act | Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence) Act 2025 |
|---|---|
| Number | No. 34, 2025 |
| Assent | 28 Aug 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 |
|---|---|
| Senate | |
| 23 Jul 2025 | Introduced and read a first time |
| 23 Jul 2025 | Second reading moved |
| 28 Jul 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 29 Jul 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 31 Jul 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 31 Jul 2025 | Second reading agreed to |
| 31 Jul 2025 | Third reading agreed to |
| House | |
| 31 Jul 2025 | Introduced and read a first time |
| 25 Aug 2025 | Second reading moved |
| 25 Aug 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 25 Aug 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 25 Aug 2025 | Second reading agreed to |
| 25 Aug 2025 | Third reading agreed to |
| 25 Aug 2025 | Finally passed both Houses |
| 28 Aug 2025 | Assent |
Divisions on this bill
- 31 Jul 2025 Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence) Bill 2025 and another - Second Reading - Anti-Semitism Negatived Senate 25–33
Official record: bill homepage at aph.gov.au, full text and documents on ParlInfo.