1Census and Statistics (2026 Census Day) Proclamation 2025

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Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia

 

Census and Statistics (2026 Census Day) Proclamation 2025

I, the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Proclamation.

Signed and Sealed with the

Great Seal of Australia on

 10 July 2025

Sam Mostyn AC

Governor‑General

By Her Excellency’s Command

Dr Andrew Leigh

Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer

 

 

 

 

Contents

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Census day 2026

 

1  Name

  This instrument is the Census and Statistics (2026 Census Day) Proclamation 2025.

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. 11 July 2025

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under subsection 8(2) of the Census and Statistics Act 1905.

4  Census day 2026

  The Census day for 2026 is appointed as 11 August 2026.