Australian Regulatory Updates

A 2026 legislative instrument amended Civil Aviation Orders 100.23 and 100.24. Registered 25 March 2026, the instrument is no longer in force.

A minor amendment to Australia's Private Health Insurance (Incentives) Rules 2012 (No. 2) was registered on 25 March 2026. Plain-English summary.

Australia amended UN sanctions regulations on 25 March 2026, covering asset dealing and prohibited trade for multiple countries. Mali and Iran rules repealed.

ASIC's Amendment Instrument 2026/186 was in force from 25 March 2026 to 12 August 2026 under the Corporations Act 2001. It has since been repealed.

CASA registered an amendment to flight crew licence conditions for community service flights on 25 March 2026. The instrument was repealed on 12 August 2026.

The Online Safety (Age-Restricted Social Media Platforms) Amendment Rules 2026 was in force from 25 March 2026 and has since been repealed. Plain-English summar

ASIC Corporations (Amendment) Instrument 2026/159 was registered on 26 March 2026 and repealed on 12 August 2026. Read what is publicly available.

The federal government has amended Medicare telehealth billing rules for psychiatry services provided to patients in hospital, effective from 2026.

A new federal determination registered on 13 August 2026 amends rules on pharmacists substituting medicines without a prescription during shortages.

The federal government has varied the self-insurance licence held by Ramsay Health Care Australia Pty Limited. Gazetted 13 August 2026.

The Department of the Treasury has issued a Notice of Disqualification against Uili Misi, dated 12 August 2026 and registered 13 August 2026.

A Notice of Disqualification dated 12 August 2026 has been issued against Fakaosilea Misi under the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993.

The federal government has declared a serious scarcity of Dapsone and issued a legal instrument allowing pharmacists to substitute it under set conditions.

The Australian Electoral Commission has published official enrolled elector counts for each federal electoral division as at 31 July 2026, gazetted 13 August 20

The Department of the Treasury has issued a Notice of Disqualification against Suhardi Hanan, dated 12 August 2026 and registered 13 August 2026.

APVMA varied Schedule 20 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code on maximum residue limits. The instrument was in force 7-8 April 2026 and is now repea

A minor amendment to non-warlike military service entitlements under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986, registered 8 April 2026 and repealed by 9 April 2026.

A federal rule briefly added Victorian locations to the bushfire disaster recovery payment scheme from 20 April 2026, then was repealed on 24 April 2026.

A brief Commonwealth internal accounting instrument transferred funds between federal agencies on 15 April 2026. It was repealed after two days and does not aff

A brief overview of the Competition and Consumer (Price Monitoring—Petroleum Fuels) Amendment Direction 2026, which was in force 1-2 May 2026 only.