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.
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08 Oct 2025
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House of Representatives
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Assent
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Attorney-General
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Introduced with the Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025, the bill amends the
Crimes Act 1914
to support the establishment of the Commonwealth Parole Board.
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08 Oct 2025
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House of Representatives
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Assent
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
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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.
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08 Oct 2025
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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
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.
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08 Oct 2025
- Chamber
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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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Introduced with the Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025, the bill amends the
Customs Tariff Act 1995
to pause the indexation of customs duty rates on draught beer for two years, from 1 August 2025
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25 Aug 2025
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before House of Representatives
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Sponsor
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STEGGALL, Zali, MP
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Establishes a national climate change adaptation framework which provides for the establishment of an authority, national climate change risk assessments, national adaptation plans, guiding principles of decision-making, reporting requirements and statements of consideration and compatibility.
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31 Jul 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 scheme for courts to make Commonwealth workplace protection orders to prevent personal violence against Commonwealth workers or in Commonwealth workplaces.
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28 Jul 2025
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House of Representatives
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Before House of Representatives
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Sponsor
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CHANEY, Kate, MP
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Amends the
Criminal Code Act 1995
to create new offences for generating child abuse material using a carriage service.
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24 Jul 2025
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Home Affairs
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Introduced with the Customs Tariff Amendment (Australia-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Bill 2025 to implement Australia’s obligations under the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between Australia and the United Arab Emirates, the bill amends the
Customs Act 1901
to introduce rules of origin to determine if goods imported from the United Arab Emirates into Australia are eligible for preferential tariff treatment in accordance with the agreement.
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24 Jul 2025
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Home Affairs
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Introduced with the Customs Amendment (Australia-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Bill 2025 to implement Australia’s obligations under the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between Australia and the United Arab Emirates, the bill amends the
Customs Tariff Act 1995
to give effect to the preferential tariff treatment applicable to eligible goods in accordance with the agreement
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23 Jul 2025
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Senate
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Act
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Portfolio
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Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
- Summary
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Amends the
Competition and Consumer Act 2010
to separate the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and establish the AER as a non-corporate Commonwealth entity.
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