Bill

Passenger Movement Charge Amendment Bill 2026

before parliament, as at 2026-09-10. Home Affairs portfolio.

Recorded stages

No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.

Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2026-08-19.

For liable departures from 1 January 2027, this bill would raise the passenger movement charge to $80 instead of $70.

Passengers whose tickets were sold on or before Royal Assent would retain the $70 rate for departures through 30 June 2028.

From 1 July 2028, liable departures would attract the $80 rate regardless of when the ticket was bought.

Raises the charge on eligible departures from Australia by $10.
Ties the new rate to departure dates from January 2027, with an eighteen-month transition for qualifying earlier bookings.
Keeps the existing rate during that transition for tickets or equivalent travel authorities issued before commencement.
Ends the earlier-booking exception for departures from July 2028.

Travellers liable for the charge, airlines, shipping and charter operators, and border officials collecting it are affected.

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