Bill
Appropriation (Fuel Security Response) Bill (No. 1) 2025-2026
passed, as at 2026-04-01. Finance portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Finance
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2026-03-30
- second reading — 2026-03-30
- second reading — 2026-03-30
- second reading — 2026-03-30
- third reading — 2026-03-30
- introduced — 2026-04-01
- second reading — 2026-04-01
- second reading — 2026-04-01
- third reading — 2026-04-01
- passed — 2026-04-01
- royal assent — 2026-04-01
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2026-03-30.
This bill would let the government spend money from the Consolidated Revenue Fund on fuel security measures for the rest of the 2025-2026 financial year.
It creates an Advance to the Finance Minister provision for ordinary annual services, as required by the Constitution.
The funding covers the period up to 30 June 2026, when the 2026-27 budget acts are expected to take effect.
- Proposes appropriations from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for fuel security response measures.
- Provides an Advance to the Finance Minister for ordinary annual services.
- Funds fuel security measures for the final three months of the current financial year.
The government and sectors of the Australian economy affected by elevated fuel prices and supply constraints.
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