Welcome to the first edition of the Regulator’s Newsletter
We’ve launched the Regulator’s Newsletter to keep stakeholders informed and connected. Each edition will provide timely updates on key dates, upcoming events, system enhancements, and guidance changes – helping you stay across everything you need to know about the Scheme.
In our newsletters, we will share some important updates and give you a look at what’s coming to help you prepare for the new year. Each newsletter will be numbered for easy reference and published as a News article on the Payment Times Reporting Scheme website shortly after distribution.
Launch of the all‑new Payment Times Reporting Portal in mid‑February 2026
The new reporting portal delivers significant improvements to usability and efficiency. You can look forward to a smoother and more intuitive experience, including:
- clearer design and layout, showing the progress steps in each form and an ability to navigate between these steps
- an enhanced entity information form with pre‑filled data from previous reports
- more streamlined report submission
- improved validations to help reduce incorrect reporting (such as overlapping reporting periods)
- automatic saving of draft reports
- improved formatting for printing and saving reports and forms.
In the lead‑up to the launch, the Regulator’s Newsletter will provide essential information and links to available supports to help users navigate the new portal.
Register now for an online demonstration of the new portal
We invite you to join a short webinar in early 2026 for a demonstration of the new reporting portal. We will walk you through the new layout and key features, show you how the system works, and highlight improvements designed to make reporting easier.
Please note: these sessions are demonstrations only—they are not training sessions. They are intended to give users an overview of what the portal can do and what to expect when it becomes available in mid‑February 2026.
We will be running several demonstration sessions at different times in the weeks around the release. All sessions cover the same content, so you can simply register for the time that works best for you.
New Payment Times Reporting Portal: online demonstrations
Event Details
Date: 29 January 2026
Time: 10:00 am – 11:15 am AEDT
Platform: Microsoft Teams webinar
Date: 5 February 2026
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm AEDT
Platform: Microsoft Teams webinar
Date: 12 February 2026
Time: 10:00 am – 11:15 am AEDT
Platform: Microsoft Teams webinar
Date: 19 February 2026
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm AEDT
Platform: Microsoft Teams webinar
Reminder: Payment times reports are due for the reporting period 1 April to 30 September 2025
Entities with a reporting period ending 30 September 2025 must submit their payment times report by 31 December 2025. Guidance materials to help you prepare and submit your report are available on our website.
If you need more time to prepare and submit your report, you can only make an application for an extension before the reporting deadline. For more information, visit the applications section of our website.
If you have any questions about payment times reporting, contact us at support@paymenttimes.gov.au
Updates to Information Sheet 6: Small Business Identification (SBI) Tool
The Regulator has updated Information Sheet 6 to clarify and increase transparency on the use of the SBI Tool. This includes more detail about the evidence requirements to request a correction to the SBI Tool.
Interactive Register updates paused over Christmas and New Year
Live updates to the Payment Times Reporting Interactive Register will pause during the Christmas shutdown period, from 23 December to 4 January inclusive. The Regulator will resume updates on Monday, 5 January 2026.
Reports submitted during this period will be published once updates recommence.