Australian Regulatory Updates

A brief amendment to the Telecommunications Customer Service Guarantee Direction 2023, in force for one day on 4 May 2026 before being repealed.

Overview of a short-lived 2026 legislative instrument amending the Housing Australia Investment Mandate Direction 2018, now repealed.

FSANZ varied food standards rules to allow endo-1,4-beta-xylanase from Bacillus licheniformis as a processing aid. Registered 8 July 2026, repealed 16 July 2026

A food standards variation covering cross-linked polyester resins as a processing aid in wine was registered 9 July 2026 and repealed one week later.

A Food Standards Australia New Zealand instrument changing maximum residue limits was in force 9 July to 16 July 2026 only, then repealed. Key facts for food bu

A short-term federal instrument created nil VAC arrangements for the Rugby League World Cup 2026 was in force 10-15 July 2026 and has since been repealed.

Food Standards Australia New Zealand approved alpha-amylase (gene variant ANZ105) as a processing aid. The instrument was registered 10 July 2026 and later repe

The Federal Register of Legislation has published a Notice of Rulings dated 12 August 2026 under the Taxation Administration Act 1953.

The High Seas Biodiversity Rules 2026 set out notice requirements for collecting and using marine genetic resources on the high seas, effective 12 August 2026.

The Department of the Treasury has issued a formal disqualification notice against Kereya Keo under the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993.

The Child Care Subsidy Secretary's Rules 2017 have been amended from 12 August 2026, covering childcare provider approval applications and provider requirements

The federal government amended the designated vaccines determination for the National Immunisation Program. Registered 12 August 2026.

The Department of the Treasury has issued a formal disqualification notice against Luke Seaman under the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993.

A formal disqualification notice has been issued against Kevin McFarlane under the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993, dated 29 June 2026.

A new ATO legislative instrument registered 12 August 2026 changes the reporting period for third party reports on real property transfers, repealing the 2016 d

JS Armstrong Water Tanks fined $50,000 in Dandenong Magistrates' Court after a worker fell three metres into an unguarded excavation at a Keysborough site.

ATO Class Ruling CR 2026/49 covers WAM Capital's Dividend Substitution Share Plan. Learn how bonus shares are taxed and what the cost base rules require.

ATO Class Ruling CR 2026/50 covers the income tax and CGT treatment of bonus shares issued under Future Generation Australia's Dividend Substitution Share Plan.

ATO Class Ruling CR 2026/52 confirms the income tax treatment of bonus shares received under WAM Research Limited's Dividend Substitution Share Plan from 1 July

ATO Class Ruling CR 2026/53 covers the tax treatment of bonus shares issued under WAM Active Limited's Dividend Substitution Share Plan, effective 1 July 2026 t