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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- Date
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29 Oct 2025
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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HUME, Sen Jane
- Summary
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Amends the:
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998
to remove the moratorium on nuclear energy in Australia; Australian Renewable Energy Agency Act 2011
to enable the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to exercise its functions in relation to ‘clean emissions energy technologies’, which includes civil nuclear energy and nuclear technologies; and Clean Energy Finance Corporation Act 2012
to remove the prohibition on the Clean Energy Finance Corporation's ability to invest in nuclear technology or nuclear power.
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09 Oct 2025
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Amends the
Corporations (Review Fees) Act 2003
to validate certain fees collected by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission between 1 July 2011 and 11 March 2025, including the indexation applied to those fees.
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- Date
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08 Oct 2025
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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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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- Date
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08 Oct 2025
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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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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- Date
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08 Oct 2025
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Home Affairs
- Summary
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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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- Date
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08 Oct 2025
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Defence
- Summary
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Amends the
Defence Act 1903
to establish the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence to have general oversight of Australian defence agencies, other than the Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation, the Australian Signals Directorate and the Defence Intelligence Organisation.
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- Date
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08 Oct 2025
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Introduced with the Customs Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025, the bill amends the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
to pause the indexation of excise duty rates on draught beer for two years, from 1 August 2025,
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- Date
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04 Sep 2025
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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BRAGG, Sen Andrew
- Summary
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Amends the
Housing Australia Act 2018
to provide that certain directions about the performance of Housing Australia’s functions are subject to disallowance.
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- Date
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04 Sep 2025
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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POCOCK, Sen Barbara
- Summary
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Amends the
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013
to require that government procurement contracts cannot be entered into with potential suppliers or tenderers who have engaged in unethical conduct.
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- Date
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04 Sep 2025
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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CANAVAN, Sen Matthew
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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.
Legislative instruments subject to a notice of motion to disallow. The progress and eventual outcome of any such notice is also recorded.
The introduction of a tariff proposal is the formal procedure for initiating the collection of customs and excise duties.
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