Australian Regulatory Updates

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to non-warlike military service entitlements under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986, registered 8 April 2026 and repealed by 9 April 2026.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rule briefly added Victorian locations to the bushfire disaster recovery payment scheme from 20 April 2026, then was repealed on 24 April 2026.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 It was repealed after two days and does not aff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.

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to the Telecommunications Customer Service Guarantee Direction 2023, in force for one day on 4 May 2026 before being repealed.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of a short-lived 2026 legislative instrument amending the Housing Australia Investment Mandate Direction 2018, now repealed.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 Registered 8 July 2026, repealed 16 July 2026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standards variation covering cross-linked polyester resins as a processing aid in wine was registered 9 July 2026 and repealed one week later.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Australia New Zealand instrument changing maximum residue limits was in force 9 July to 16 July 2026 only, then repealed.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created nil VAC arrangements for the Rugby League World Cup 2026 was in force 10-15 July 2026 and has since been repealed.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.

A 2026 amendment to Child Care Subsidy provider application rules was in force from 12 August to 15 October 2026 and has since been repealed.

Determination amending designated vaccines under the National Immunisation Program was registered 12 August 2026 and later repealed 15 October 2026.

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