System updates
This page provides updates on the Register.
16 February 2026
Legislative instruments
On the All Versions tab, in the As made table, the Registration ID and a link to the Explanatory Statement/s have been added.
For As Made Legislative Instruments, a link to explanatory material via the Downloads tab has been added.
As Made Acts
For As Made Acts, the assent date and a link to the originating Bill and Explanatory Memorandum have been added to the Details tab.
A link has also been added to the Downloads tab.
Formula rendering
The rendering issues that caused formulas to display incorrectly on the Register have been resolved. These fixes will apply to future versions as new documents are published on the Register.
30 December 2025
Search
The advanced search has been reformatted to place the search button after the filters rather than above.
A Back to top button has been added to the bottom of each search results page. This will return you to the top of the page.
The All Versions Tab
On the All Versions tab, the Act number and year will display after an Act title in the Incorporated Amendments column.
At the top of the All Versions page, there are buttons to expand 
and collapse 
all provisions in the Includes Amendments column. This will allow you to view or hide all amending provisions in that column, rather than expanding and collapsing for each amending title.
10 November 2025
Display of Explanatory Material replacement dates
Replaced explanatory material now shows both the replacement and original publication dates in the legislation Downloads tab.
Finding titles by their previous citations
You can now search using previous titles of legislation. The latest title will be displayed in the search results.
19 September 2025
All Versions Tab
The All Versions tab has been changed to reorganise information on the tab and to display additional information about point in time versions:
1. Future amendments
The “Hide Possible Future Amendments” checkbox has been renamed to “Show Known Future Amendments”. The new label clarifies that you will only find information about amendments with a known or definite future commencement date. Information about amendments with a future commencement date that is not yet known can be found on the Interactions tab. The default setting is unchecked which means that known future amendments will show by default.
2. Columns have been reordered and renamed. The page now includes:
a. Compilation Date: Formerly “Effective Date”. This label is now consistent with the information on compilation cover pages.
b. Comp no: Formerly “Comp.”. This displays the compilation number of each version. If a compilation number is unavailable for a historical title, it will appear blank.
c. ID: This is a new column showing the Register ID of each compilation. Filtering according to the ID is available.
d. The download version icon
has been moved to a more central position on the table.
e. Notes: This new column displays the (i) icon
for information and a new (c) icon
that identifies citation changes. Hovering over the icons displays more information.
f. Includes Amendments now includes:
i. Amendment titles with the Register ID of the amendment in parentheses (e.g., Legislation Act 2003 (C2004A01224)).
ii. Expand/collapse toggle [>] / [˅] to show provisions/hide provisions.
Other updates
Using the browser Ctrl + F search functionality will no longer prevent you from navigating using the Table of Contents.
When you search for titles with a “%” symbol, the search will now return relevant results.
The Currently Open for Disallowance view will now display items where the last disallowance date is today.
23 August 2025
My Account
You can now choose which emails you receive from the Register. To edit your email preferences, log in to My Account and select Edit my details, then choose from the available categories. For more information on using My Account, see How to set up My Account.
23 June 2025
Footnotes
Links in the footnotes of legislation and supporting material should work as expected in the ePub version.
Incorporated by reference
All incorporated by reference titles display as expected on the downloads page of the relevant legislation.
29 May 2025
Accessing the table of contents for an ePub version
The table of contents generated by the ePub version can now expand and collapse consistently for Chapter, Division and Part headings.
Viewing 'as made' legislation
A new 'View as made version' button appears on the latest and superseded compilation pages, allowing you quick access to the 'as made' legislation.
Understanding citation changes
The citation change drop-down arrow has been replaced with an orange 'Citation change' button.
The table that displays when clicking the 'Citation change' button has been updated to include further information about citation changes.
5 May 2025
Homepage Navigation
Clicking on the Federal Register of Legislation banner from any page will provide a direct link to the homepage.
