A bill is a proposal for a law or a change to an existing law. A bill becomes law (an Act) when agreed to in identical form by both houses of Parliament and assented to by the Governor-General.
Bills introduced to Parliament are scrutinised to make sure they meet certain standards and to consider whether they should be referred to a committee for further investigation. This can include feedback from stakeholders and the general public, and a report recommending potential improvements to the bill.
TOTAL RESULTS: 741
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31 Mar 2026
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Treasury
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25 Mar 2026
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House of Representatives
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Before House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Treasury
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- Date
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25 Mar 2026
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Treasury
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Amends the
Competition and Consumer Act 2010
to increase the maximum penalty for anti-competitive behaviour and certain breaches of competition and consumer law.
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25 Mar 2026
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House of Representatives
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Before House of Representatives
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Treasury
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02 Mar 2026
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House of Representatives
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Before House of Representatives
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Sponsor
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SCAMPS, Sophie, MP
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Establishes a framework for making public appointments, including the establishment of Independent Selection Panels and the Office of the Public Appointments Commissioner. Also establishes the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Appointments.
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12 Feb 2026
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Treasury
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Amends the
Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001
to merge the Financial Reporting Council, the Australian Accounting Standards Board and the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board into a single entity to be known as External Reporting Australia, with responsibility for performing core financial reporting and sustainability standard-setting functions. Also makes consequential amendments to 8 Acts.
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11 Feb 2026
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Treasury
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Introduced with the Superannuation (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Imposition Bill 2026 to reduce the tax concessions available to individuals with a total superannuation balance (TSB) exceeding $3 million, the bill amends 9 Acts to makes consequential and miscellaneous amendments. Also amends the
Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) Act 2003
to link the low income superannuation tax offset (LISTO) eligibility threshold to the relevant personal income tax threshold and link the maximum LISTO amount to the superannuation guarantee charge percentage.
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27 Nov 2025
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House of Representatives
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Before House of Representatives
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Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
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Amends the:
Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999
to establish a regulatory framework for a Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation to ensure that baseline mobile coverage is reasonably available outdoors to all people in Australia on an equitable basis; and Competition and Consumer Act 2010
and Telecommunications Act 1997
to make consequential amendments.
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26 Nov 2025
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House of Representatives
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Assent
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Portfolio
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Home Affairs
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Establishes a framework to support the provision of translating and interpreting services provided by the Department of Home Affairs in its capacity as the Translating and Interpreting Service National.
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26 Nov 2025
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House of Representatives
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Assent
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Portfolio
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Treasury
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Amends: the
Insurance Contracts Act 1984
to establish a ban which prohibits insurers from using certain information about an individual’s genetic testing to inform the offer of life insurance cover, or the terms and conditions of the cover that is offered; the Disability Discrimination Act 1992
to align Australia’s anti-discrimination law with the ban; the Corporations Act 2001
to provide four licensing exemptions for foreign financial services providers; 7 Acts to support Australia’s continuing participation with multilateral development banks (MDBs) and the International Monetary Fund by introducing special appropriations for current and future financial obligations to MDBs, enabling the delegation of certain powers, ensuring payments consistent with existing obligations can be made without additional ministerial approval, and making technical amendments; and the Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response—Better Advice) Act 2021
to remove the requirement that individual financial advisers register themselves with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission annually from 1 July 2026. Also repeals 9 Acts and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Regulation 2012
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Parliament delegates the power to legislate so details of law can be changed quickly by others. These delegated laws are referred to as legislative instruments and can be overruled – disallowed – by Parliament.
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