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  • Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026

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    Date
    20 Jan 2026 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Home Affairs 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958
    ,
    Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956
    and
    Customs Regulation 2015
    to prohibit the importation of violent extremist material and goods depicting or containing prohibited symbols;
    AusCheck Act 2007
    ,
    Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979
    ,
    Australian Crime Commission Act 2002
    and
    Crimes Act 1914
    to establish a framework to enable firearms background checks;
    Customs Act 1901
    to: establish an information sharing and disclosure framework to facilitate the automatic disclosure of firearms information and other prescribed information; and make technical amendments;
    Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956
    to: establish a public safety test for firearms and weapons; strengthen import controls on certain firearms and firearm-related goods; and amend the police certification tests to remove the use of open-ended permits for the importation of firearms and weapons; and
    Criminal Code Act 1995
    and
    Crimes Act 1914
    to create new offences for using a carriage service to deal with firearms and explosives manufacture material or possessing or controlling this material through a carriage service. Also establishes a national gun buyback scheme to purchase surplus and restricted firearms; and makes consequential amendments to 10 Acts and 3 regulations. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • High Seas Biodiversity Bill 2026

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    Date
    04 Feb 2026 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Assent 
    Portfolio
    Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 
    Summary
    Establishes a framework to implement Australia’s obligations under the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (New South Wales Local Court) Bill 2026

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    Date
    04 Feb 2026 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Consequential on the commencement of the
    Local Court and Bail Legislation Amendment Act 2025
    (NSW), the bill amends 15 Acts to ensure that jurisdiction and powers conferred on New South Wales magistrates by Commonwealth law can continue to be validly exercised by judges of the Local Court of New South Wales and that judges of the Local Court of New South Wales will not be able to exercise federal jurisdiction and powers beyond the intended scope of their office. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 2) 2025-2026

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    Date
    05 Feb 2026 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance 
    Summary
    Appropriates additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for expenditure in relation to the parliamentary departments, in addition to the appropriations provided for by the
    Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No. 1) 2025-2026
    and
    Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Act (No. 1) 2025-2026
    . 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2025-2026

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    Date
    05 Feb 2026 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance 
    Summary
    Appropriates additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary annual services of the government, in addition to the appropriations provided for by the
    Supply Act (No. 1) 2025-2026
    and
    Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2025-2026
    . 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2025-2026

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    Date
    05 Feb 2026 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Finance 
    Summary
    Appropriates additional money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for certain expenditure, in addition to the appropriations provided for by the
    Supply Act (No. 2) 2025-2026
    and
    Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2025-2026
    . 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2026

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    Date
    05 Feb 2026 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Social Services 
    Summary
    Introduced with the National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Bill 2026, the bill supports the transition of the National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People from an executive agency to a statutory agency. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Bill 2026

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    Date
    05 Feb 2026 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Social Services 
    Summary
    Introduced with the National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2026, the bill provides for the continuation of the National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People as a statutory agency, with the functions and powers to advance the rights, interests, development, safety and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • National Health Amendment (Passive Immunological Products) Bill 2026

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    Date
    05 Feb 2026 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Assent 
    Portfolio
    Health, Disability and Ageing 
    Summary
    Amends the
    National Health Act 1953
    to amend the definition of ‘vaccine’ to enable new and merging technologies to be listed on the National Immunisation Program. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 1) Bill 2026

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    Date
    05 Feb 2026 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Social Services 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
    to: clarify the commencement date of child support periods when the registrar receives a new tax assessment for a parent; and ensure that a parent with less than 35 per cent care of a child is not entitled to receive child support payments;
    Social Security Act 1991
    and
    Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
    to provide legislative authority for urgent payments to eligible social security recipients outside the standard fortnightly payment cycle; and
    Social Security Act 1991
    to clarify the operation of the social security income test treatment of employment income. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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