Payment Times Reporting (Regulator) Amendment Designation 2026: What Small Businesses Need to Know

Overview

The Payment Times Reporting (Regulator) Amendment Designation 2026 is a technical administrative instrument made under the Payment Times Reporting Act 2020. That Act governs how large businesses report their payment times to small business suppliers.

What this instrument did

The instrument amended the Payment Times Reporting (Regulator) Designation (No. 2) 2021, which is the rule that formally designates who acts as the regulator for the payment times reporting scheme. The source does not specify what the amendment changed about the regulator designation.

Duration and current status

The instrument was in force from 2 September 2026 to 3 September 2026 - a period of two days only. It has since been repealed.

Impact on small businesses

This instrument relates to an administrative change about who is designated as the payment times regulator. It does not create any compliance obligation on small businesses.

Checking payment times obligations

Businesses that supply goods or services to large businesses can check whether those large businesses are meeting their payment time obligations by visiting the Payment Times Reporting Register at paymenttimes.gov.au.

Source

This instrument is published on the Federal Register of Legislation at legislation.gov.au/F2026N00666.

This is a plain-English summary for information only, not legal or compliance advice. Always check the official source or consult a qualified professional.