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  • COVID-19 Disaster Payment (Funding Arrangements) Bill 2021

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    Date
    16 Jun 2021 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management 
    Summary
    The bill: appropriates money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the purposes of making COVID-19 disaster payments in the 2021-22 financial year; and requires the Coordinator-General of the National Recovery and Resilience Agency (NRAA) to include information in the NRRA’s annual report that relates to COVID-19 disaster payments made in the 2021-22 financial year. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Customs Charges and Levies Legislation Amendment (Sheep and Lamb) Bill 2020

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    17 Jun 2020 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Agriculture, Water and the Environment 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Excise Levies Legislation Amendment (Sheep and Lamb) Bill 2020, the bill amends the
    National Residue Survey (Customs) Levy Act 1998
    and
    Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Act 1999
    to align the definition of 'lamb' for the purposes of imposing certain levies and charges that are duties of customs with the definition used for export and industry purposes. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Communications Legislation Amendment (Australian Content Requirement for Subscription Video On Demand (Streaming) Services) Bill 2025

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    Date
    06 Nov 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Arts 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Broadcasting Services Act 1992
    to require providers of certain subscription video on demand services to ensure minimum levels of expenditure on new eligible Australian programs; and
    Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005
    to make consequential amendments. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Bill 2026

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    Date
    11 Mar 2026 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Crimes Act 1914
    to list Sydney West Airport as a major airport for the purpose of enabling the Australian Federal Police to exercise move-on and identity-check powers at the airport;
    Surveillance Devices Act 2004
    and
    Measures to Combat Serious and Organised Crimes Act 2001
    to ensure law enforcement authorities are able to utilise or retain appropriate information gathering powers and warrant powers;
    Criminal Code Act 1995
    to: introduce evidentiary certificates in serious drug offences proceedings; and amend the evidentiary framework for determining drug quantity thresholds by removing the existing purity-based method and replacing it with a mixture-weight approach;
    Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983
    and
    Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
    to: enable decision making where the Director of Public Prosecutions has a conflict of interest; and bring a position title in the Office of the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions into alignment with state and territory offices of public prosecutions;
    Extradition Act 1988
    to: clarify aspects of the extradition process; and provide for new powers of entry and use of reasonable force for police officers in relation to the execution of arrest warrants; and
    Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979
    to update references to reflect changes in relation to Integrity Oversight Victoria. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Commonwealth Entities Legislation Amendment Bill 2026

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    Date
    11 Feb 2026 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Act 1982
    ,
    Australian Trade and Investment Commission Act 1985
    ,
    Nuclear Non-Proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1987
    and
    Parliamentary Counsel Act 1970
    to update the statutory framework for the appointment, suspension and termination of certain statutory office holders in the Foreign Affairs and Trade and Attorney-General’s portfolios. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026

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    Date
    20 Jan 2026 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Criminal Code Act 1995
    to: create aggravated offences for preachers and leaders who advocate or threaten force or violence and adults who seek to radicalise children; increase penalties for advocating or threatening force or violence; introduce a new listing framework for prohibited hate groups; and strength the existing prohibited symbols offences;
    Crimes Act 1914
    to introduce an aggravated sentencing factor for conduct motivated by racial hatred;
    Intelligence Services Act 2001
    to provide for a review by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security of the operation of the aggravated offences for preachers and leaders and the operation of the prohibited hate group framework;
    Migration Act 1958
    to insert grounds that specifically address hate-motivated conduct and conduct or offences relating to the spread of hatred and extremism; and
    Migration Regulations 1994
    to ensure that, if a person is refused a permanent visa on character grounds, they are subject to the same exclusion period as a person who has had their visa cancelled on character grounds. Also makes consequential amendments to 5 Acts. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Copyright Amendment Bill 2026

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    Date
    05 Nov 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Copyright Act 1968
    to: facilitate the use of copyright materials for which the copyright owner cannot be identified or located (commonly known as ‘orphan works’) by limiting the remedies available for infringing use if the user conducts a reasonably diligent search for the copyright owner or owners and meets certain other requirements; clarify the scope of section 28 which relates to the performance and communication of copyright material in the course of educational instruction; and make minor technical amendments. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Commonwealth Parole Board (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025

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    Date
    08 Oct 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Assent 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025, the bill amends the
    Crimes Act 1914
    to support the establishment of the Commonwealth Parole Board. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025

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    Date
    08 Oct 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Assent 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Commonwealth Parole Board (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025, the bill establishes a statutory independent Commonwealth Parole Board to make decisions about the conditional release and management of federal offenders and other detained persons. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Criminal Code Amendment (State Sponsors of Terrorism) Bill 2025

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    Date
    08 Oct 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Criminal Code Act 1995
    to: provide for a framework to list foreign state entities as state sponsors of terrorism and to respond to state-sponsored terrorist acts; and enable control orders, preventative detention orders and post sentence orders to be used in respect of state sponsors of terrorism and state terrorist acts. Also makes consequential amendments to 20 Acts. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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