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Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Rules 2026

I, Anne Aly, Minister for Small Business, Minister for International Development, and Minister for Multicultural Affairs make the following rules.

Dated 27 February 2026

Dr Anne Aly

Minister for Small Business Minister for International Development

Minister for Multicultural Affairs

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Schedules

5 Definitions

Part 2—Agencies of the Commonwealth, States and Territories and other prescribed bodies

6 Prescribed Commonwealth agencies

7 Prescribed State and Territory agencies

8 Prescribed Commonwealth, State or Territory agencies—disclosure of protected information

9 Prescribed professional disciplinary bodies—disclosure of protected information

Part 3—Miscellaneous

10 Allowances to witnesses

Schedule 1—Repeals

Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Rules 2016

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Name

This instrument is the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Rules 2026.

2 Commencement

(1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Provisions Commencement Date/Details
1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered.

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

Item	Prescribed Commonwealth agencies
1	Airline Customer Advocate
2	.au Domain Administration Limited
3	Supply Nation
4	Tolling Customer Ombudsman Limited

Item	Prescribed State and Territory agencies
	New South Wales
1	Energy and Water Ombudsman (NSW) Limited
2	The Law Society of New South Wales
3	The New South Wales Bar Association
	Victoria
4	Energy and Water Ombudsman (Victoria) Limited
5	Law Institute of Victoria Limited
6	Victorian Bar Inc
	Queensland
7	Bar Association of Queensland
8	Queensland Law Society Incorporated
9	Surveyors Board of Queensland
	Western Australia
10	Law Society of Western Australia
11	Western Australian Bar Assoc (Inc)
	South Australia
12	Energy and Water Ombudsman (SA) Limited
13	The Law Society of South Australia
14	The South Australian Bar Association
	Tasmania
15	Law Society of Tasmania
16	Tasmanian Bar Association
	Australian Capital Territory
17	The Australian Capital Territory Bar Association
18	Law Society of the Australian Capital Territory
	Northern Territory
19	Law Society Northern Territory
20	Northern Territory Bar Association

Item	Prescribed Commonwealth, State or Territory agency
	Commonwealth
1	Airline Customer Advocate
2	.au Domain Administration Limited
3	Australian Bureau of Statistics
4	Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission
5	Australian Energy Regulator
6	Australian Federal Police
7	Australian Financial Complaints Authority Limited
8	Australian Financial Security Authority
9	Australian Signals Directorate (including the Cyber Security Centre)
10	Australian Taxation Office
11	Fair Work Commission
12	Food and Grocery Code Supervisor
13	Inspector-General of Taxation
14	IP Australia
15	National Disability Insurance Agency
16	Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
17	Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman
18	Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security
19	Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations
20	Payment Times Reporting Regulator
21	Supply Nation
22	Tax Practitioners Board
23	Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman Limited
24	Tolling Customer Ombudsman Limited
	New South Wales
25	Anti-Discrimination NSW
26	Civil and Administrative Tribunal of New South Wales
27	Energy and Water Ombudsman (NSW) Limited
28	Information and Privacy Commission
29	NSW Fair Trading
30	NSW Ombudsman’s Office
31	NSW Police
32	NSW Small Business Commissioner
33	NSW Trustee and Guardian
34	Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions NSW
	Victoria
35	Consumer Affairs Victoria
36	Dispute Settlement Centre
37	Energy and Water Ombudsman (Victoria) Limited
38	Office of Public Prosecutions Victoria
39	State Trustees Limited
40	Victorian Building Authority
41	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal
42	Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission
43	Victorian Ombudsman
44	Victorian Small Business Commission
45	Victoria Police
	Queensland
47	Body Corporate and Community Management
48	Legal Aid Queensland
48	Legal Services Commission Queensland
50	Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Queensland
51	Office of Energy and Water Ombudsman
52	Office of Fair Trading
53	Office of the Health Ombudsman
54	Office of the Information Commissioner
55	Office of the Public Guardian
56	Queensland Building and Construction Commission
57	Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal
58	Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission
59	Queensland Human Rights Commission
60	Queensland Ombudsman
61	Queensland Police Service
62	Queensland Small Business Commissioner
63	The Public Trustee of Queensland
	Western Australia
64	Energy and Water Ombudsman (Western Australia) Limited
65	Equal Opportunity Commission Western Australia
66	Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for WA
67	Ombudsman Western Australia
68	Public Trustee for Western Australia
69	Small Business Western Australia
70	State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia
71	WA Industrial Relations Commission
72	Western Australia Police
	South Australia
73	Energy and Water Ombudsman (SA) Limited
74	Equal Opportunity SA
75	Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
76	Ombudsman SA
77	Public Trustee
78	Small Business Commissioner
79	South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal
80	South Australia Police
	Tasmania
81	Business Tasmania
82	Consumer, Building and Occupational Services
83	Energy Ombudsman Tasmania
84	Health Complaints Commissioner Tasmania
85	Office of the Anti-Discrimination Commission Tasmania
86	Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Tasmania
87	Ombudsman Tasmania
88	Public Trustee Tasmania
89	Tasmania Police
	Australian Capital Territory
90	Access Canberra
91	ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal
92	ACT Human Rights Commission
93	ACT Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
94	ACT Ombudsman
95	Public Trustee for the Australian Capital Territory
	Northern Territory
96	Director of Public Prosecutions Northern Territory
97	Information Commissioner Northern Territory
98	Northern Territory Anti-Discrimination Commission
99	Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal
100	Northern Territory Community Justice Centre
101	Northern Territory Consumer Affairs
102	Northern Territory Police
103	Ombudsman’s Office NT
104	Public Trustee of the Northern Territory

Item

Prescribed Commonwealth, State or Territory agency

Commonwealth

Airline Customer Advocate

.au Domain Administration Limited

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission

Australian Energy Regulator

Australian Federal Police

Australian Financial Complaints Authority Limited

Australian Financial Security Authority

Australian Signals Directorate (including the Cyber Security Centre)

Australian Taxation Office

Fair Work Commission

Food and Grocery Code Supervisor

Inspector-General of Taxation

IP Australia

National Disability Insurance Agency

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman

Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security

Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations

Payment Times Reporting Regulator

Supply Nation

Tax Practitioners Board

Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman Limited

Tolling Customer Ombudsman Limited

New South Wales

Anti-Discrimination NSW

Civil and Administrative Tribunal of New South Wales

Energy and Water Ombudsman (NSW) Limited

Information and Privacy Commission

NSW Fair Trading

NSW Ombudsman’s Office

NSW Police

NSW Small Business Commissioner

NSW Trustee and Guardian

Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions NSW

Victoria

Consumer Affairs Victoria

Dispute Settlement Centre

Energy and Water Ombudsman (Victoria) Limited

Office of Public Prosecutions Victoria

State Trustees Limited

Victorian Building Authority

Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal

Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission

Victorian Ombudsman

Victorian Small Business Commission

Victoria Police

Queensland

Body Corporate and Community Management

Legal Aid Queensland

Legal Services Commission Queensland

Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Queensland

Office of Energy and Water Ombudsman

Office of Fair Trading

Office of the Health Ombudsman

Office of the Information Commissioner

Office of the Public Guardian

Queensland Building and Construction Commission

Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal

Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission

Queensland Human Rights Commission

Queensland Ombudsman

Queensland Police Service

Queensland Small Business Commissioner

The Public Trustee of Queensland

Western Australia

Energy and Water Ombudsman (Western Australia) Limited

Equal Opportunity Commission Western Australia

Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for WA

Ombudsman Western Australia

Public Trustee for Western Australia

Small Business Western Australia

State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia

WA Industrial Relations Commission

Western Australia Police

South Australia

Energy and Water Ombudsman (SA) Limited

Equal Opportunity SA

Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions

Ombudsman SA

Public Trustee

Small Business Commissioner

South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal

South Australia Police

Tasmania

Business Tasmania

Consumer, Building and Occupational Services

Energy Ombudsman Tasmania

Health Complaints Commissioner Tasmania

Office of the Anti-Discrimination Commission Tasmania

Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Tasmania

Ombudsman Tasmania

Public Trustee Tasmania

Tasmania Police

Australian Capital Territory

Access Canberra

ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal

ACT Human Rights Commission

ACT Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions

ACT Ombudsman

Public Trustee for the Australian Capital Territory

Northern Territory

Director of Public Prosecutions Northern Territory

Information Commissioner Northern Territory

Northern Territory Anti-Discrimination Commission

Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal

100

Northern Territory Community Justice Centre

101

Northern Territory Consumer Affairs

102

Northern Territory Police

103

Ombudsman’s Office NT

104

Public Trustee of the Northern Territory

Item	Prescribed professional disciplinary bodies
	New South Wales
1	The Board of Surveying and Spatial Information
2	The Law Society of New South Wales
3	The New South Wales Bar Association
	Victoria
4	Law Institute of Victoria Limited
5	Surveyors Registration Board of Victoria
6	Victorian Bar Inc
	Queensland
7	Bar Association of Queensland
8	Queensland Law Society Incorporated
9	Surveyors Board of QLD
	Western Australia
10	Land Surveyors Licensing Board of Western Australia
11	Law Society of Western Australia
12	Western Australian Bar Assoc (Inc)
	South Australia
13	The Institution of Surveyors Australia, SA Division Incorporated
14	The Law Society of South Australia
15	The South Australian Bar Association
	Tasmania
16	Institute of Surveyors Tasmania Incorporated
17	Law Society of Tasmania
18	Tasmanian Bar Association
	Australian Capital Territory
19	Law Society of the Australian Capital Territory
20	Office of the Surveyor-General and Land Information
21	The Australian Capital Territory Bar Association
	Northern Territory
22	Law Society Northern Territory
23	Northern Territory Bar Association
24	Surveyors Board of the Northern Territory