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: 109
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25 Jun 2024
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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POCOCK, Sen David
- Summary
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The bill: provides for a National Housing and Homelessness Plan; establishes the National Housing Consumer Council to provide advice on the plan from the perspective of consumers; and establishes a National Housing and Homelessness Advocate to independently monitor the progress of the plan and to undertake reviews into systemic housing issues.
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04 Mar 2026
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before Senate
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Portfolio
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Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
- Summary
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Amends the
Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Act 2016
to: extend by 10 years to 30 June 2036 the period within which the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) may decide to provide financial assistance; insert certain provisions relating to compliance with the NAIF Investment Mandate; ensure that certain administrative arrangements are the joint responsibility of the responsible ministers; and provide for reviews of the operation of the Act after 30 June 2029 and 30 June 2034.
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- Date
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10 Mar 2026
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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HANSON, Sen Pauline
- Summary
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Amends the
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
to require petroleum production licensees to enter into a domestic reserve agreement with the Commonwealth.
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- Date
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03 Mar 2026
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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PAYMAN, Sen Fatima
- Summary
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Amends the
Online Safety Act 2021
to lower the threshold for material to be considered by the eSafety Commissioner under the adult cyber abuse scheme.
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- Date
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01 Apr 2026
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah
- Summary
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Amends the
Online Safety Act 2021
to: require social media services to provide users with the option to opt out of receiving recommended content (through algorithms) at any time; and impose certain reporting and risk assessment and mitigation obligations on providers of online services.
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- Date
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24 Nov 2025
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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POCOCK, Sen David
- Summary
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Amends the:
Online Safety Act 2021
to establish a complaints and enforcement regime for the non-consensual sharing of digitally altered or artificially generated audio or visual content that depicts a person’s face or voice without their consent (deepfake material); and Privacy Act 1988
to establish a cause of action for the wrongful use or disclosure of deepfake material.
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30 Jul 2025
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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COLBECK, Sen Richard
- Summary
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Establishes a Parliamentary Joint Committee on Public Consultancy and Services Contracts to review, consider and report on consultancy and services contracts entered into by Commonwealth entities.
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- Date
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15 Aug 2018
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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HANSON, Sen Pauline
- Summary
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Establishes a legislative framework for a national plebiscite to be held in conjunction with the next general election that would ask Australians “Do you think the current rate of immigration to Australia is too high?”.
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- Date
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02 Mar 2026
- 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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PENFOLD, Alison, MP
- Summary
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Establishes a framework for identifying and protecting Australia’s prime agricultural land.
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- Date
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11 Mar 2026
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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CANAVAN, Sen Matthew
- Summary
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Establishes a framework for identifying and protecting Australia’s prime agricultural land.
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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.
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