Tuesday, 25 March

The Treasurer will make the Budget statement for 2025-26 in the House of Representatives. The statement and associated documents will subsequently be tabled by the Minister for Finance in the Senate. Relevant documents will be referred to committees to examine during the estimates hearings from 27 March to 4 April*.

*Dates for the 2025-26 Budget estimates hearings are pursuant to the commitment of the Leader of the Government in the Senate and are pending agreement by the Senate.

Government bills

The Government has scheduled bills for debate this week as follows:

Tuesday, 25 March

• Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Setting Gender Equality Targets) Bill 2024*
• AusCheck Amendment (Global Entry Program) Bill 2025
• Transport Security Amendment (Security of Australia’s Transport Sector) Bill 2024
• Free TAFE Bill 2024
• National Broadband Network Companies Amendment (Commitment to Public Ownership) Bill 2024*

Wednesday, 26 March

• Supply Bill (No. 1) 2025-26
  Supply Bill (No. 2) 2025-26
  Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Bill 2025-26
• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Reconsiderations) Bill 2025
• Parliamentary Business Resources Legislation Amendment (Machinery of Government Change) Bill 2025
• Health Insurance (Pathology) (Fees) (Repeal) Bill 2024
• Commonwealth Workplace Protection Orders Bill 2024
• Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Incentives and Integrity) Bill 2024

Private senators’ bills

Wednesday, 26 March

• Criminal Code Amendment (Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes) Bill 2024*

Source: https://www.pmc.gov.au/resource-centre/government/draft-legislation-program-senate
* At the time of publication on 21 March 2025, amendments to the bill had been circulated.

Reports expected this week

Tuesday, 25 March

• 2024-25 additional estimates reports – Economics Legislation Committee, Education and Employment Legislation Committee, Environment and Communications Legislation Committee, Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee, Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee, Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee
• Drafting and other services for non-government senators - Appropriations, Staffing and Security Committee

Wednesday, 26 March

• Access to diagnosis and treatment for people in Australia with tick-borne diseases - Community Affairs References Committee
• National Cultural Policy - Environment and Communications References Committee
• Australia’s extinction crisis - Environment and Communications References Committee

Scheduled hearings

See the list of upcoming public hearings

Orders for the production of documents

Tuesday, 25 March

Attendance by minister

• Pursuant to the order agreed to on 14 September 2023, the Minister representing the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, attend the Senate to provide an explanation regarding orders for the production of documents relating to the NDIS Financial Sustainability Framework

Condolence

Tuesday, 25 March

• The Hon. Rosemary Crowley AO, former minister and Senator for South Australia