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: 85
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04 Feb 2026
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House of Representatives
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Attorney-General
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Consequential on the commencement of the
Local Court and Bail Legislation Amendment Act 2025
(NSW), the bill amends 15 Acts to ensure that jurisdiction and powers conferred on New South Wales magistrates by Commonwealth law can continue to be validly exercised by judges of the Local Court of New South Wales and that judges of the Local Court of New South Wales will not be able to exercise federal jurisdiction and powers beyond the intended scope of their office.
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13 May 2020
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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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Part of a package of seven bills to implement changes to the financial institution supervisory levy framework, the bill amends the
Life Insurance Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998
to: increase the statutory upper limit on the life insurance supervisory levy to $10 million for the financial year commencing on 1 July 2020; and amend the calculation of the indexation factor used to establish the statutory upper limits applying in later years.
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28 Jun 2018
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Attorney-General
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Amends: the
Acts Interpretation Act 1901
to: provide a definition of ‘sitting day’; clarify the circumstances in which a House is taken to have adjourned (in addition to the ordinary concept of adjournment); clarify that certain provisions relating to amended or re-enacted Acts apply to a provision that is re-enacted as a differently numbered provision; and clarify that an instrument may make provision in relation to a matter by applying, adopting or incorporating a matter contained in a version of a document that is no longer current at the time of its incorporation; the Acts Interpretation Act 1901
and Legislation Act 2003
to clarify that an instrument may apply, adopt or incorporate the provisions of rules of court as in force at a particular time or as in force from time to time; the Family Law Act 1975
, Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999
, Federal Court of Australia Act 1976
and Judiciary Act 1903
to ensure that rules of the federal courts are not subject to the sunsetting framework; the Legislation Act 2003
to: clarify that legislative instruments that have not been laid before Parliament are repealed (and therefore removed from the statute book) rather than simply ceasing to have effect; clarify when a 15 sitting day period commences after an instrument is laid before a House; clarify that references to ‘intergovernmental bodies or schemes’ include those involving the Commonwealth and one or more territories; clarify the interaction between the disallowance, tabling and automatic repeal provisions; broaden the scope of the Attorney-General’s discretion to issue certificates of deferral of sunsetting and declarations of alignment of sunsetting, and provide for greater parliamentary scrutiny of the exercise of these discretions; remove the time restriction on Parliament’s power to roll over the sunsetting date of a legislative instrument; provide that a review of the sunsetting framework will be conducted in 2027; clarify that a legislative or notifiable instrument can commence before the instrument is registered despite any rule or principle of common law; and clarify the limits of the First Parliamentary Counsel’s power to rectify an error on the Federal Register of Legislation and the application of the parliamentary scrutiny mechanisms to instruments that have been rectified under this power; and six Acts to make consequential and contingent amendments.
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15 Jun 2017
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Environment and Energy
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Amends the
Liquid Fuel Emergency Act 1984
to enable the Australian Government to enter into commercial oil stockholding contracts, also known as ticketing contracts, with either foreign or Australian entities.
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19 Oct 2016
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Attorney-General
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Amends the:
Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979
and seven other Acts to reflect the establishment of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission of New South Wales and its inspector; Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989
, Criminal Code Act 1995
and Surveillance Devices Act 2004
to provide the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission of Victoria with investigative powers equivalent to those available to other state anti-corruption bodies; and Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
to clarify the meaning of lawfully acquired property or wealth.
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03 Mar 2016
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
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Amends the
Acts Interpretation Act 1901
, 16 other Acts and the A.C.T. Self-Government (Consequential Provisions) Regulations to make technical and consequential amendments to ensure that jurisdiction and powers currently being exercised under Commonwealth legislation by Northern Territory Local Court Magistrates may continue to be validly exercised following commencement of the Local Court Act 2015
(NT).
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26 Nov 2015
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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: nine Acts to replace the student start-up scholarship with an income-contingent student start-up loan; and the
Higher Education Support Act 2003
to: remove the HECS-HELP up-front payment discount for units of study with a census date after 1 January 2017; and remove the HELP voluntary repayment bonus for repayments from 1 January 2017.
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26 Mar 2015
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Justice
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Amends the
Australian Crime Commission Act 2002
and Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006
to: clarify the powers of Australian Crime Commission examiners to conduct examinations, and the Integrity Commissioner, supported by the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity, to conduct hearings; and authorise the use of derivative material obtained from an examination or hearing, and specify the circumstances in which examination, hearing and derivative material may be provided to a prosecutor.
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26 Feb 2015
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Infrastructure and Regional Development
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Implements amendments to the Protocol of 1996 to the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims by amending the
Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims Act 1989
to increase the liability limits for ship owners and salvors for maritime claims relating to ship-sourced damage.
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16 Jul 2014
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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:
Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates Amendments) Act 2011
to maintain the tax-free threshold and second personal marginal tax rate; and Clean Energy (Tax Laws Amendments) Act 2011
to maintain the maximum value, withdrawal rate and threshold rate for the low-income tax offset.
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