Last checked for updates: 30 October 2026

Current bills about: professional licensing

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23 current bills found.

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FED Fines or Jail for Prescription and Concession Card Fraud; Health Secretary Can Force People to Hand Over Documents; Professional Services Review Committees Can Force Witnesses to Show Up

Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2026

criminal penalties government oversight healthcare information sharing privacy professional licensing public health

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Bill Lets Biosecurity Officers Copy Data From Phones and Computers; Tougher Fit and Proper Person Tests for Approvals; Fines for Not Reporting Changes

Agriculture Legislation Amendment (Biosecurity and Export Control) Bill 2026

criminal penalties data privacy law enforcement police powers privacy professional licensing public safety

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Sport Integrity Australia CEO Can Give Temporary Bans and Agreed Penalties; CEO Must List Doping Violations

Sport Legislation Amendment (World Anti-Doping Code Implementation) Bill 2026

anti-doping privacy professional licensing public health sports integrity

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Children Born Alive After Termination Are Persons, and Fines for Health Practitioners Who Fail to Provide Care or Report the Birth

Human Rights (Children Born Alive Protection) Bill 2026

abortion child safety criminal penalties healthcare healthcare regulation infant rights medical ethics newborn care professional licensing public health reproductive health +6 more

Private Member's Bill

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Fines for Not Allowed Offshore Qualifications and Education Providers Must Report More

Education Legislation Amendment (Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025

education agents education quality government oversight higher education international students offshore education professional licensing university registration

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Health Providers Can Use Electronic Services to Share Info, Child Care Subsidies Expanded for Wellbeing Support, and Fines or Jail for Officers Who Misuse Official Information

Regulatory Reform Omnibus Bill 2025

child care subsidy child protection child wellbeing criminal penalties data privacy government transparency health information healthcare information sharing pharmacy regulation privacy professional licensing public sector integrity +8 more

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Pathology Fees Abolished; Health Minister Must Tell Labs If Approved

Health Insurance (Pathology - Fees - Repeal) Bill 2025

government spending healthcare professional licensing public health

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Pathology Fees Law Abolished; Health Minister Must Give Notice for Agreements; Health Minister Decides on Lab Approval

Health Insurance (Pathology - Fees - Repeal) Bill 2025

government accountability healthcare professional licensing public health

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Pathology Fees Abolished; Health Minister Must Give Written Notice of Accepted Agreements; Health Minister Must Give Written Laboratory Approvals

Health Insurance (Pathology - Fees - Repeal) Bill 2025

government spending healthcare professional licensing public health

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Pathology Fees Abolished; Health Minister Can Now Approve Lab Buildings

Health Insurance (Pathology - Fees - Repeal) Bill 2025

government accountability healthcare professional licensing public health

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Pathology Service Fees Abolished; Government Must Refund Lab Approval and Promise Fees

Health Insurance (Pathology - Fees - Repeal) Bill 2025

government accountability healthcare professional licensing public health

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Pathology Fee Laws Abolished; Health Minister Can Now Approve Labs; Government Must Refund Old Fees

Health Insurance (Pathology - Fees - Repeal) Bill 2025

government spending healthcare professional licensing public health

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Pathology Practitioners and Labs No Longer Pay Accreditation Fees; Government Must Refund Fees Paid After 1 July 2025

Health Insurance (Pathology - Fees - Repeal) Bill 2025

government spending healthcare professional licensing public health

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Pathology Fee Laws Abolished; Health Minister Must Give Written Notice for Insurance Deals; Health Minister Must Give Written Lab Approvals

Health Insurance (Pathology - Fees - Repeal) Bill 2025

government accountability healthcare professional licensing public health

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Pathology Fees Abolished and Refunds Provided; Health Minister Must Give Written Notice of Agreements

Health Insurance (Pathology - Fees - Repeal) Bill 2025

healthcare medical laboratories professional licensing public finance

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Pathology Fees Law Abolished; Health Minister Must Give Written Permission for Labs; Old Fees Must Be Refunded

Health Insurance (Pathology - Fees - Repeal) Bill 2025

government accountability healthcare professional licensing public finance public health

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Pathology Fees Abolished; Government Must Refund Certain Fees Paid After 1 July 2025; Health Minister Can Now Approve Accredited Labs

Health Insurance (Pathology - Fees - Repeal) Bill 2025

government administration healthcare professional licensing public health

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Pathology Fees Acts Abolished; Health Minister Must Send Notices for Formal Promises; Health Minister Must Give Notices for Lab Permission

Health Insurance (Pathology - Fees - Repeal) Bill 2025

government administration healthcare professional licensing public health

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Pathology Fees Laws Abolished; Health Minister Must Give Written Notice of Undertakings and Laboratory Approvals

Health Insurance (Pathology - Fees - Repeal) Bill 2025

court procedures government accountability healthcare professional licensing public health

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Health Minister Must Give Written Notice of Accepted Undertakings; Health Minister Can Approve or Refuse Lab Accreditation; Pathology Fees Abolished and Refunds Provided

Health Insurance (Pathology - Fees - Repeal) Bill 2025

government administration healthcare professional licensing public health

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent