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: 94
-
- Date
-
08 Oct 2025
- Chamber
-
House of Representatives
- Status
-
Before Senate
-
Portfolio
-
Home Affairs
- Summary
-
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
-
- Date
-
08 Oct 2025
- Chamber
-
House of Representatives
- Status
-
Before Senate
-
Portfolio
-
Defence
- Summary
-
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.
-
- Date
-
08 Oct 2025
- Chamber
-
House of Representatives
- Status
-
Before Senate
-
Portfolio
-
Treasury
- Summary
-
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,
-
- Date
-
09 Oct 2025
- Chamber
-
House of Representatives
- Status
-
Before Senate
-
Portfolio
-
Treasury
- Summary
-
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.
-
- Date
-
27 Oct 2025
- Chamber
-
House of Representatives
- Status
-
Before House of Representatives
-
Sponsor
-
LEESER, Julian, MP
- Summary
-
Amends the
Crimes Act 1914
in relation to mandatory minimum sentences for certain offences relating to child abuse material transmitted or possessed through a carriage or postal service and the making of recognizance release orders for child sex offences only in exceptional circumstances.
-
- Date
-
27 Oct 2025
- Chamber
-
House of Representatives
- Status
-
Before House of Representatives
-
Sponsor
-
RYAN, Monique, MP
- Summary
-
Establishes a scheme in relation to dealings between lobbyists and Government representatives.
-
- Date
-
29 Oct 2025
- Chamber
-
Senate
- Status
-
Before Senate
-
Sponsor
-
HUME, Sen Jane
- Summary
-
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.
-
- Date
-
03 Nov 2025
- Chamber
-
House of Representatives
- Status
-
Before House of Representatives
-
Sponsor
-
- Summary
-
Amends the
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
to prevent a registered political party or a candidate in a Senate or House of Representatives election from submitting a postal vote application on behalf of an elector.
-
- Date
-
03 Nov 2025
- Chamber
-
Senate
- Status
-
Before Senate
-
Sponsor
-
TYRRELL, Sen Tammy
- Summary
-
Requires a regulation impact statement to be prepared for certain bills and legislative instruments.
-
- Date
-
03 Nov 2025
- Chamber
-
House of Representatives
- Status
-
Before House of Representatives
-
Sponsor
-
GEE, Andrew, MP
- Summary
-
Prohibits a constitutional corporation from constructing, installing or commissioning a windfarm in a state forest.
Browse bills
- Browse all bills by title
-
-
-
-
-
-
Bills lists
All bills before Parliament for the current calendar year and details of their progress.
Parliamentary Library analysis of bills, including the purpose, background and key issues.
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.
Bills referred to committees
To inquire and report views on the bill from organisations and individuals.
Statistics on legislation
Printed bills and explanatory memoranda
Order printed versions at the Federal Register of Legislation by clicking the print icon at the document level.