Australian e-invoicing mandate: government entities must process 30% via Peppol since 1 July
Canberra, 1 July 2026 – Since 1 July 2026, Australian Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entities (NCEs) are subject to a firm Australian e-invoicing mandate: at least 30% of incoming invoices must be processed via Peppol e-invoicing. A second milestone follows at the end of this year, when all federal agencies must also have automated sending of Peppol e-invoices operational.
What the mandate actually requires
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has confirmed that NCEs, the federal government bodies without separate legal personality, must have at least 30 percent of their received invoices arriving via the Peppol network since 1 July 2026. In December 2026, the next step follows: those same agencies must not only automatically process Peppol e-invoices, but also be able to send Peppol e-invoices themselves. Australia has no statutory B2B mandate for the private sector, but the target has practical knock-on effects: agencies are increasingly reflecting e-invoicing as a contractual requirement for their suppliers.
Part of a wider pattern beyond Europe
Australia’s step fits a recurring theme: Peppol continues to gain ground worldwide, well beyond the European Union. Earlier this year Peppol.now reported similar developments in Oman, where OpenPeppol launched a testbed, and Nigeria expanded its e-invoicing mandate to medium-sized taxpayers. The United Kingdom also chose Peppol as the core network for its mandatory e-invoicing regime taking effect in 2029. For Dutch and Belgian businesses with Australian government clients, this means an existing Peppol connection, originally set up for European trade, is also usable towards Australia.
What this means for suppliers to the Australian government
Businesses supplying Australian Commonwealth entities should check whether their current invoicing process is already Peppol-compatible. Because there is no statutory mandate, the pressure varies by client, but the trend is clear: agencies working towards the 30% target will increasingly enforce this through procurement conditions. Businesses looking to extend their Peppol connection to international destinations can check which Peppol Serviceprovider supports this via the Peppol.nu comparison tool, and can read more on how Peppol is applied globally in our complete guide to Peppol invoices.
The Australian e-invoicing mandate of 30% is yet another confirmation that Peppol is developing into a genuinely global e-invoicing standard, no longer a purely European phenomenon. Peppol.now continues to track the international developments relevant to Dutch and Belgian exporters.
