This June update summarises the legislation and regulations flagged in our register for the month across New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and the Commonwealth.<\/p>\n
While the underlying amendments and commencement dates vary by instrument, the June register shows recurring activity across environmental protection<\/strong>, planning and development<\/strong>, building and construction compliance<\/strong>, work health and safety<\/strong>, privacy and information management<\/strong>, resources safety<\/strong>, tax reform<\/strong>, and public-sector superannuation administration<\/strong>.<\/p>\n If any of the instruments below touch your operations, it is worth reviewing whether your organisation needs to update policies, procedures, training, contracts, reporting systems or compliance evidence.<\/p>\n This month\u2019s register is particularly relevant for organisations operating in:<\/p>\n Organisations should confirm commencement dates and transitional arrangements, check whether existing controls remain suitable, and document any compliance decisions for audit and assurance purposes.<\/p>\n The table below lists the legislation and subordinate instruments recorded for June, grouped by jurisdiction for quick scanning.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nAt a glance<\/h2>\n
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\n \nLegislation<\/th>\n State<\/th>\n Summary of changes<\/th>\n Practical recommendation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 No 63<\/td>\n NSW<\/td>\n Reinforces NSW biodiversity protection requirements, including conservation frameworks, threatened species management, biodiversity assessment and approval controls.<\/td>\n Maintain a biodiversity compliance register, review project impacts early, and ensure ecological assessments, approvals and offsets are properly documented.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 No 156<\/td>\n NSW<\/td>\n Continues to support NSW environmental protection through licensing, pollution controls, enforcement powers, incident reporting and environmental quality management.<\/td>\n Review environmental licences, pollution controls, incident response procedures and monitoring records to ensure evidence is audit-ready.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Crimes Act 1900 No 40<\/td>\n NSW<\/td>\n Updates and consolidates key criminal law provisions, offence definitions, enforcement settings and procedural references.<\/td>\n Legal, HR and governance teams should review internal conduct, investigation and escalation procedures where criminal-law exposure may arise.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Energy and Utilities Administration Act 1987 No 103<\/td>\n NSW<\/td>\n Supports energy and utilities administration, including governance arrangements, funding mechanisms and climate\/energy-related program administration.<\/td>\n Review obligations linked to energy programs, reporting, funding contributions and utilities governance, especially where projects receive or manage public funds.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Work Health and Safety Act 2011 No 10<\/td>\n NSW<\/td>\n Clarifies current WHS obligations while noting uncommenced amendments are not yet included; reinforces duty-holder responsibilities, consultation, risk management and officer due diligence.<\/td>\n Update WHS policies, confirm duty-holder responsibilities, review consultation processes and ensure risk assessments and incident notification controls are documented.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 No 203<\/td>\n NSW<\/td>\n Reinforces NSW planning, development assessment, infrastructure approval, environmental assessment and enforcement frameworks.<\/td>\n Maintain a planning approvals register, check development conditions, and ensure project teams retain evidence of DA, EIS, consent and compliance requirements.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Fair Trading Act 1987 No 68<\/td>\n NSW<\/td>\n Introduces or strengthens consumer goods safety controls, recall processes, embargo notices and investigator powers for unsafe goods.<\/td>\n Update consumer goods safety procedures, recall plans, complaint handling and supplier assurance processes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Roads Act 1993 No 33<\/td>\n NSW<\/td>\n Continues to govern road opening, closing, classification, road authority powers, access, permits and road-related approvals.<\/td>\n Review permits, road access approvals, asset responsibilities and stakeholder controls for any works or operations affecting public roads.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Superannuation Administration Act 1996 No 39<\/td>\n NSW<\/td>\n Supports public-sector superannuation scheme governance, trustee responsibilities, contribution arrangements and benefit administration.<\/td>\n HR and payroll teams should verify scheme eligibility, contribution settings, member records and governance reporting controls.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Building Amendment (Building Manual) Regulations 2026<\/td>\n VIC<\/td>\n Introduces requirements for building manuals for certain classes of buildings, with a focus on documentation, safety information and lifecycle building management.<\/td>\n Prepare a building manual compliance plan, review existing documentation gaps and assign responsibility for collecting and maintaining required building information.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Building Act 1993<\/td>\n VIC<\/td>\n Updates building definitions, practitioner roles, permit requirements, building manual concepts, levy-related provisions and compliance administration.<\/td>\n Revise building permit workflows, practitioner verification processes and document control procedures to reflect updated terminology and requirements.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Duties Act 2000<\/td>\n VIC<\/td>\n Updates duty-related provisions, including repeals, replaced sections and revised requirements affecting transactions, exemptions and administration.<\/td>\n Finance and legal teams should review duty assessment workflows, transaction checklists and exemption documentation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002<\/td>\n VIC<\/td>\n Clarifies statutory payment rights, progress payment procedures, adjudication processes and release of performance security requirements.<\/td>\n Update contract templates, payment claim workflows, adjudication response processes and internal payment timelines.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Water Act 1989<\/td>\n VIC<\/td>\n Introduces or strengthens electronic lodgement arrangements for water-related documents, including certification, retention and responsibilities of parties.<\/td>\n Implement electronic lodgement controls, train staff on submission requirements and retain clear records of approvals, certifications and lodged documents.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Surveillance Devices Regulations 2026<\/td>\n VIC<\/td>\n Replaces prior surveillance-device regulations and specifies requirements for lawful access, use and handling of protected surveillance information.<\/td>\n Establish a surveillance-device compliance framework covering authorisation, access controls, recordkeeping, evidence handling and staff training.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Information Privacy Regulation 2025<\/td>\n QLD<\/td>\n Updates prescribed agency arrangements and reporting requirements under Queensland information privacy regulation.<\/td>\n Review privacy policies, update reporting workflows and ensure staff understand agency disclosure and information-handling obligations.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Superannuation (State Public Sector) Regulation 2023<\/td>\n QLD<\/td>\n Sets detailed rules for Queensland public-sector superannuation contributions, employee categories, salary treatment and administration.<\/td>\n Audit payroll and superannuation settings, confirm employee classifications and ensure contribution records align with current regulatory requirements.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999<\/td>\n QLD<\/td>\n Updates coal mining safety obligations, definitions, governance responsibilities, incident controls, risk management expectations and enforcement settings.<\/td>\n Review safety and health management systems, update risk registers and ensure statutory role holders, contractors and supervisors are trained on current obligations.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Resources Safety and Health Queensland Act 2020<\/td>\n QLD<\/td>\n Updates governance, appointments, reporting and operational arrangements for Queensland\u2019s resources safety and health regulator.<\/td>\n Review interactions with the regulator, update internal reporting pathways and confirm accountabilities for resource-sector safety compliance.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n National Injury Insurance Scheme (Queensland) Regulation 2016<\/td>\n QLD<\/td>\n Continues to support the Queensland National Injury Insurance Scheme, including participant eligibility, treatment, care and support arrangements.<\/td>\n Review claims administration, stakeholder communication, documentation controls and service-provider obligations.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Environmental and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2026<\/td>\n QLD<\/td>\n Amends multiple environmental instruments, including environmental protection, nature conservation and water-related regulatory frameworks.<\/td>\n Conduct a compliance review across environmental licences, approvals, operational procedures and reporting requirements.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n SA – Work Health and Safety (High Risk Construction Work) Amendment Regulations 2025<\/td>\n SA<\/td>\n Changes the height threshold that triggers high-risk construction work classification under South Australian WHS requirements.<\/td>\n Review construction risk assessments, safe work method statements, contractor controls and supervisor training for work at height.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Income Tax Assessment Act 1997<\/td>\n Federal<\/td>\n Updates tax legislation compilation details and includes changes relevant to tax calculations, reporting and compliance administration.<\/td>\n Finance teams should review tax policies, calculation logic, reporting systems and advice templates to reflect current requirements.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Income Tax Rates Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Act 2026<\/td>\n Federal<\/td>\n Introduces tax rate reform provisions and new calculation arrangements under the income tax rates framework.<\/td>\n Tax and finance teams should review new rate provisions, update payroll\/tax systems and communicate impacts to relevant stakeholders.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989<\/td>\n Federal<\/td>\n Reinforces controls for ozone-depleting substances and synthetic greenhouse gases, including licensing, quotas, reporting and enforcement mechanisms.<\/td>\n Review licences, import\/export controls, refrigerant handling procedures, reporting records and supplier compliance evidence.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n