What was debated in Parliament
Summarised using AI from the official Hansard transcript of the debate only. It is not a record of the debate and may leave things out. Read the Hansard below to check it.
This bill sets up rules to keep cash moving around Australia as fewer people use it. It lets the Reserve Bank pick key cash transport and processing businesses for oversight, gives the ACCC power over their prices and service standards, and gives the Reserve Bank crisis powers backed by up to $400 million. The transcript mostly covers the minister's speech and procedural votes, including government amendments about how the law fits with Fair Work orders for cash-in-transit workers.
Arguments made in support
The government said Australians who want or need cash, especially in regional areas, older people and small businesses, should not be pushed out of the economy.
It said falling cash use is straining the business of moving cash, so oversight is needed to keep prices fair and services reliable.
It said crisis powers and last-resort funding would help stop disruptions, with unrecovered costs charged to major users of cash services.
Government amendments were moved so that Fair Work orders covering cash-in-transit work can take priority over competing obligations where needed.
Arguments made against, or for changes
Amendments moved by the members for Calare and Page were put to a vote; the Calare amendment was defeated, but the transcript does not record what either amendment said.
7 speeches by 3 members in the House over 3 sitting days.
Hansard: House of Representatives, 2 July 2026 ›
The official Hansard (PDF), Parliament of Australia
Hansard: House of Representatives, 12 Aug 2026 ›
The official Hansard (PDF), Parliament of Australia
Hansard: House of Representatives, 20 Aug 2026 ›
The official Hansard (PDF), Parliament of Australia
Every party member who voted went with the majority of their party.