On 16 April 2025, the decrees enacting the Law of Acquisitions, Leases and Services of the Public Sector and amending the Law of Public Works and Related Services, both proposed by the Federal Executive Branch, were published in the Federal Official Gazette (DOF).
On 13 September 2024, the Australian Government opened public consultation on the proposed Scams Prevention Framework. The Scams Prevention Framework introduces economy-wide reforms designed to combat scams and enhance consumer protections across multiple sectors including banking, telecommunications and digital platform services. Under the proposed regime, regulated entities in designated sectors will be required to take positive steps to detect, prevent and disrupt scams, with significant civil penalties for non-compliance.