Bill
Housing Australia Amendment (Transparency and Reporting) Bill 2026
before parliament, as at 2026-08-19.
- Sponsor
- Bragg
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2026-08-19
- second reading — 2026-08-19
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 2026-08-19.
The bill would require Housing Australia to report quarterly on its spending, projects, and operations.
Housing Australia must give the Minister a quarterly report covering expenditure, program data, guarantees, and board minutes.
The first report is due after the first full quarter following the bill's commencement, and the Minister must table it in Parliament within 7 sitting days.
- Requires Housing Australia to prepare and provide quarterly reports to the Minister.
- Specifies the information each quarterly report must include, such as spending, project numbers, guarantee breakdowns by income decile, and summarised board minutes.
- Prevents the Minister from directing Housing Australia on its quarterly reporting function.
Housing Australia, the Minister, and Parliament.
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