New Inspection and Enforcement Powers for Regulating Employment Agents
Employment Agents Bill 2026
Legislative Council
House of Assembly
Assent
Topics
business conduct employment agents labor market professional standards recruitment services regulatory oversight
Introduced by: The Hon Kyam Maher (ALP)
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
The Debate
What different members said when this bill was debated:
Ben Hood LIB
“I rise to speak today on the Employment Agents Bill 2026 and indicate that I am the lead speaker for the opposition and that the opposition will not be opposing this bill. The bill would introduce a new framework to regulate employment agents that operate in South Australia and repeal the Employment Agents Registration Act 1993.”
Robert Simms GRN
“I rise to speak on the Employment Agents Bill 2026 on behalf of the Greens and to indicate our support for this bill. Employment agents, I understand, are regulated by the Employment Agents Registration Act 1993, which imposes various outdated requirements.”
Russell Wortley ALP
“An employment agent is a person or business who finds work for another person or business or finds employment for a person looking for work and this includes, for example, recruitment and staffing companies. Employment agents are regulated by the Employment Agents Registration Act 1993.”
Kyam Maher ALP
“I would like to thank the honourable members for their contributions on this important bill and I look forward to the committee stage. The opposition spokesperson, the Hon. Ben Hood, had a number of questions, in particular about the code of conduct, that we look forward to traversing in the committee stage in the next sitting week. Bill read a second time.”