House Bills List

Chamber: House of Representatives
Parl No.: 46
Date: 14 Sep 2021
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House of Representatives

Daily Bills List

As at cob 14 September 2021

46^th PARLIAMENT — 1^ST SESSION — 2021

BILLS INITIATED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills introduced in 2019 — 164 (Including 15 received from the Senate)

Bills introduced in 2020 — 181 (Including 11 received from the Senate)

Bills introduced in 2021 — 125 (Including 16 received from the Senate)

Short Title	Intro House	Passed House	Intro Senate	Passed Senate	Assent Date	Act No.
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment (Economic Empowerment) 2021	25/8
Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response No. 1) 2021	27/5¹	21/6	23/6	24/6	28/6	57
Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response No. 2) 2021	1/9
Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Financial Transparency) 2020 [No. 2]^P,^X	19/10²
Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Improved Home Care Payment Administration No. 2) 2020^B(Act citation: Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Improved Home Care Payment Administration No. 2) 2021)	21/10³	9/12^H	2/2	2/2	16/2	2
Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Serious Incident Response Scheme and Other Measures) 2020 (Act citation: Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Serious Incident Response Scheme and Other Measures) 2021)	2/12	2/2	3/2	15/2	1/3	9
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority Board and Other Improvements) 2019	18/9⁴	3/12	5/12
Agriculture Legislation Repeal 2019^Z	2/7
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment (Making Gambling Businesses Accountable) 2020^P,^X	26/10
Appropriation (No. 1) 2021-2022^B	11/5	22/6	22/6	22/6	30/6	67
Appropriation (No. 2) 2021-2022^B	11/5	22/6	22/6	22/6	30/6	68
Appropriation (No. 3) 2020-2021^B	18/2	25/3	11/5	12/5	27/5	37
Appropriation (No. 4) 2020-2021^B	18/2	25/3	11/5	12/5	27/5	38
Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) (No. 1) 2021-2022^B	11/5	22/6	22/6	22/6	30/6	69
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment (Rural and Regional Measures) 2019	31/7
Australian Business Growth Fund 2019	5/12⁵	6/2	10/2
Australian Federal Integrity Commission 2020^P,^X	26/10
Australian Immunisation Register Amendment (Reporting) 2020 (Act citation: Australian Immunisation Register Amendment (Reporting) 2021)	3/12	3/2	4/2	4/2	15/2	1
Australian Local Power Agency 2021^P	22/2⁶
Australian Local Power Agency (Consequential Amendments) 2021^P	22/2⁷
Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority Amendment (Governance and Other Measures) 2021	16/6	11/8	12/8	26/8	2/9	89
Australian Passports Amendment (Identity-matching Services) 2019	31/7⁸
Biosecurity Amendment (Enhanced Risk Management) 2021	1/9⁹
Biosecurity Amendment (Strengthening Penalties) 2021	18/2	16/6	21/6	23/6	29/6	58
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (2021 Measures No. 1) 2021	25/3¹⁰	2/6	15/6	22/6^A¹¹	29/6	62
Charter of Budget Honesty Amendment (Rural and Regional Australia Statements) 2021^P	22/3
Charter of the United Nations Amendment 2021	11/8	30/8	31/8	2/9	13/9	106
Clean Energy Finance Corporation Amendment (Grid Reliability Fund) 2020	27/8¹²
Climate Change (National Framework for Adaptation and Mitigation) 2020^P,^X	9/11¹³
Climate Change (National Framework for Adaptation and Mitigation) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) 2020^P,^X	9/11¹⁴
COAG Legislation Amendment 2021	2/9¹⁵
Commonwealth Environment Protection Authority 2021^P	22/3¹⁶
Commonwealth Parliamentary Standards 2020^P,^X	26/10
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Exploitation of Indigenous Culture) 2020^P,^X	31/8
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Motor Vehicle Service and Repair Information Sharing Scheme) 2021	24/3	13/5	15/6	17/6	24/6	54
Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Amendment 2021	25/8¹⁷	2/9	2/9
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (High Risk Terrorist Offenders) 2020	3/9¹⁸
COVID-19 Disaster Payment (Funding Arrangements) 2021	16/6	22/6	23/6	24/6	30/6	70
Crimes Legislation Amendment (Economic Disruption) 2020 (Act citation: Crimes Legislation Amendment (Economic Disruption) 2021)	2/9¹⁹	10/12	10/12	3/2	16/2	3
Customs Amendment (2022 Harmonized System Changes) 2021	23/6	10/8	11/8	26/8	2/9	90
Customs Amendment (Product Specific Rule Modernisation) 2019 (Act citation: Customs Amendment (Product Specific Rule Modernisation) 2021)	12/9²⁰	24/10	11/11	4/2	16/2	4
Customs Amendment (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) 2021	1/9
Customs Tariff Amendment (2022 Harmonized System Changes) 2021	23/6	10/8	11/8	26/8	2/9	91
Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals) 2021	16/6	10/8	10/8	30/8	13/9	107
Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals and Other Measures) 2020 (Act citation: Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals and Other Measures) 2021)	3/12	17/2	17/2	18/2	1/3	10
Customs Tariff Amendment (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) 2021	1/9
Data Availability and Transparency 2020	9/12²¹
Data Availability and Transparency (Consequential Amendments) 2020	9/12²²
Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) 2021^P,^X	15/2
Defence Legislation Amendment (Discipline Reform) 2021	12/8²³	1/9	2/9
Dental Benefits Amendment 2021	4/8	26/8	31/8
Education Legislation Amendment (2021 Measures No. 1) 2021	3/2	24/2	24/2	13/5	27/5	39
Education Legislation Amendment (2021 Measures No. 2) 2021	18/3	13/5	13/5	17/6	24/6	55
Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Cost Recovery and Other Measures) 2021	24/6	9/8	10/8	12/8	27/8	83
Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Refunds of Charges and Other Measures) 2020^B(Act citation: Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Refunds of Charges and Other Measures) 2021)	11/11	18/2	22/2	25/2	2/3	18
Education Services for Overseas Students (Registration Charges) Amendment 2021	24/6	9/8	10/8	12/8	27/8	84
Education Services for Overseas Students (TPS Levies) Amendment 2021	24/6	9/8	10/8	12/8	27/8	85
Electoral Legislation Amendment (Counting, Scrutiny and Operational Efficiencies) 2021	12/8	25/8	26/8	26/8	2/9	92
Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Offences and Preventing Multiple Voting) 2021	12/8	25/8	26/8	26/8	2/9	93
Electoral Legislation Amendment (Party Registration Integrity) 2021	12/8	25/8	26/8	26/8	2/9	94
Electoral Legislation Amendment (Political Campaigners) 2021	12/8
Ending Indefinite and Arbitrary Immigration Detention 2021^P	22/2²⁴
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Standards and Assurance) 2021	25/2²⁵	23/6^H	3/8
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Streamlining Environmental Approvals) 2020	27/8	3/9	6/10²⁶
Export Control Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) 2020 (Act citation: Export Control Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) 2021)	11/11	2/2	3/2	15/2	1/3	11
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Equity Investments and Other Measures) 2021	4/8²⁷	26/8	31/8
Fair Work Amendment (One in, All in) 2020^P,^X	15/6
Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia—s Jobs and Economic Recovery) 2021 (Previous citation: Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia—s Jobs and Economic Recovery) 2020)	9/12²⁸	23/2^H	25/2	18/3^A²⁹	26/3	25
Fair Work Amendment (Ten Days Paid Domestic and Family Violence Leave) 2020^P^X	7/12
Fair Work Laws Amendment (Proper Use of Worker Benefits) 2019	4/7³⁰	10/9	11/9
Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Subsidy) 2021	24/6	5/8	9/8^R³¹	12/8^A³²	27/8	86
Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Early Childhood Education and Care Coronavirus Response and Other Measures) 2021	17/2	18/3	18/3	18/3	26/3	26
Family Law Amendment (A Step Towards a Safer Family Law System) 2020^P,^B,^B	15/6
Family Law Amendment (Federal Family Violence Orders) 2021	24/3³³
Farm Household Support Amendment (Debt Waiver) 2021	2/6	21/6	21/6	24/6	23/7	75
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia 2019 (Act citation: Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia 2021)	5/12³⁴	1/12	2/12	17/2^A³⁵	1/3	12
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) 2019 (Act citation: Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) 2021)	5/12³⁶	1/12	2/12	17/2^A³⁷	1/3	13
Financial Regulator Assessment Authority 2021	13/5	26/5	15/6	22/6^A³⁸	29/6	63
Financial Regulator Assessment Authority (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) 2021	13/5	26/5	15/6	22/6	29/6	64
Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response No. 2) 2020 (Act citation: Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response No. 2) 2021)	9/12	15/2	15/2	25/2	2/3	19
Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response—Better Advice) 2021	24/6³⁹	4/8	4/8
Foreign Intelligence Legislation Amendment 2021	25/8⁴⁰	25/8^H	26/8	26/8	2/9	95
Fuel Security 2021	26/5	16/6	16/6	22/6	29/6	65
Fuel Security (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) 2021	26/5	16/6	16/6	22/6	29/6	66
Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Amendment 2021	18/3⁴¹	24/6	24/6	24/6	30/6	73
Health Insurance Amendment (Enhancing the Bonded Medical Program and Other Measures) 2021	26/8
Health Insurance Amendment (Prescribed Fees) 2021	17/2	12/5	12/5	13/5	27/5	40
Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Provider Category Standards and Other Measures) 2020 (Act citation: Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Provider Category Standards and Other Measures) 2021)	2/9⁴²	12/11^H	30/11	18/2	1/3	14
Higher Education Support Amendment (Extending the Student Loan Fee Exemption) 2021	13/5	25/5	15/6	17/6	24/6	51
Higher Education Support Amendment (Freedom of Speech) 2020 (Act citation: Higher Education Support Amendment (Freedom of Speech) 2021)	28/10	24/2	24/2	15/3	22/3	22
Human Rights (Children Born Alive Protection) 2021^P	9/8
Identity-matching Services 2019	31/7⁴³
Independent Office of Animal Welfare 2021^P	24/5
Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) 2020 (Act citation: Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) 2021)	3/12⁴⁴	18/3	18/3	18/3	26/3	27
Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) Charge (Customs) 2020 (Act citation: Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) Charge (Customs) 2021)	3/12⁴⁵	18/3	18/3	18/3	26/3	28
Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) Charge (Excise) 2020 (Act citation: Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) Charge (Excise) 2021)	3/12⁴⁶	18/3	18/3	18/3	26/3	29
Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) Charge (General) 2020 (Act citation: Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) Charge (General) 2021)	3/12⁴⁷	18/3	18/3	18/3	26/3	30
Industrial Chemicals Legislation Amendment 2020 (Act citation: Industrial Chemicals Legislation Amendment 2021)	3/12⁴⁸	18/3	18/3	18/3	26/3	31
Intelligence Oversight and Other Legislation Amendment (Integrity Measures) 2020	9/12⁴⁹
Investment Funds Legislation Amendment 2021	25/8⁵⁰
Liability for Climate Change Damage (Make the Polluters Pay) 2021^P	24/5
Live Animal Export Prohibition (Ending Cruelty) 2020^P^X	7/12
Medical and Midwife Indemnity Legislation Amendment 2021	27/5⁵¹	17/6	17/6	17/6	23/6	48
Migration Amendment (Clarifying International Obligations for Removal) 2021	25/3	12/5^H	13/5	13/5	24/5	35
Migration Amendment (Common Sense for All Visas) 2021^P,^X	15/2
Migration Amendment (Common Sense Partner Visa) 2020^P^,^X	30/11
Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) 2020	14/5⁵²	2/9	3/9
Migration Amendment (Streamlining Visa Processing) 2019	4/7	11/9	11/9
Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) 2019	4/7⁵³	19/9	19/9
Migration Amendment (Tabling Notice of Certain Character Decisions) 2021	12/5	12/5	13/5	13/5	24/5	36
Migration and Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening Information Provisions) 2020	10/12⁵⁴
Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing Cohort) 2019	4/7⁵⁵
Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve—s Law) 2021	24/3⁵⁶
Mutual Recognition Amendment 2021	18/3	25/3	11/5	12/5^A⁵⁷	24/6	50
Narcotic Drugs Amendment (Medicinal Cannabis) 2021	3/2	24/2	25/2	17/6	24/6	56
National Collecting Institutions Legislation Amendment 2020 (Act citation: National Collecting Institutions Legislation Amendment 2021)	3/12⁵⁸	25/2	25/2	25/2	2/3	20
National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention 2020	27/8⁵⁹	21/10	9/11
National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention (Consequential Amendments) 2020	27/8⁶⁰	21/10	9/11
National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Mandatory Credit Reporting and Other Measures) 2019 (Act citation: National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Mandatory Credit Reporting and Other Measures) 2021)	5/12	5/2	5/2	3/2^A⁶¹	16/2	5
National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Small Amount Credit Contract and Consumer Lease Reforms) 2020^P,^X	30/11
National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Supporting Economic Recovery) 2020	9/12⁶²	15/3	16/3
National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Improving Supports for At Risk Participants) 2021	3/6⁶³	25/8	26/8
National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment (Transparency in Carbon Emissions Accounting) 2021^P,^X	15/2
National Health Amendment (COVID-19) 2021	26/8	31/8	1/9	2/9	13/9	108
National Radioactive Waste Management Amendment (Site Selection, Community Fund and Other Measures) 2020 (Previous citation: National Radioactive Waste Management Amendment (Site Specification, Community Fund and Other Measures) 2020) (Act citation: National Radioactive Waste Management Amendment (Site Selection, Community Fund and Other Measures) 2021)	13/2⁶⁴	11/6^H	15/6	21/6^A⁶⁵	29/6	59
National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Amendment 2021	26/8	1/9	1/9	2/9	13/9	109
National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Amendment (Technical Amendments) 2020 (Act citation: National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Amendment (Technical Amendments) 2021)	8/10⁶⁶	4/2	4/2	15/2	1/3	15
Native Title Legislation Amendment 2020 (Previous citation: Native Title Legislation Amendment 2019) (Act citation: Native Title Legislation Amendment 2021)	17/10⁶⁷	10/11^H	12/11	3/2	16/2	6
New Skilled Regional Visas (Consequential Amendments) 2019	31/7⁶⁸	14/10	17/10
No Domestic COVID Vaccine Passports 2021^P	21/6
No Requirement for Medical Treatment (Including Experimental Injections) Without Consent (Implementing Article 6 of the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights) 2021^P	30/8
Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Amendment (Extension and Other Measures) 2021	24/2	25/3	11/5	13/5^A⁶⁹	27/5	41
Offshore Electricity Infrastructure 2021	2/9⁷⁰
Offshore Electricity Infrastructure (Regulatory Levies) 2021	2/9⁷¹
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Titles Administration and Other Measures) 2021	26/5	5/8	9/8	24/8	2/9	96
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment 2021	26/5	5/8	9/8	24/8	3/9	97
Online Safety 2021	24/2⁷²	16/3	17/3	22/6^A⁷³	23/7	76
Online Safety (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) 2021	24/2⁷⁴	16/3	17/3	22/6	23/7	77
Paid Parental Leave Amendment (COVID-19 Work Test) 2021	25/8	31/8^H	1/9	2/9	3/9	99
Private Health Insurance Amendment (Income Thresholds) 2021	12/5	1/6	15/6	17/6	24/6	52
Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (Age of Dependants) 2021	25/2	18/3	18/3	22/6	29/6	60
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Sustainable Procurement Principles) 2020^P,^X	15/6
Ransomware Payments 2021^P	21/6
Regulatory Powers (Standardisation Reform) 2020 (Act citation: Regulatory Powers (Standardisation Reform) 2021)	3/12⁷⁵	24/2	25/2	18/3	26/3	32
Repatriation of Defence Data 2021^P	21/6
Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) 2020	10/12⁷⁶
Sex Discrimination Amendment (Prohibiting All Sexual Harassment) 2021^P	15/3
Snowy Hydro Corporatisation Amendment (No New Fossil Fuels) 2021^P	22/3
Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management to Cashless Debit Card Transition) 2019	11/9⁷⁷	27/11^H	2/12
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Remote Engagement Program) 2021	1/9⁷⁸
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Streamlined Participation Requirements and Other Measures) 2021	27/5⁷⁹
Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Student Assistance and Other Measures) 2021	4/2	12/5	13/5	13/5	27/5	42
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Better Targeting Student Payments) 2019	11/9
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Consistent Waiting Periods for New Migrants) 2021	24/6⁸⁰
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Drug Testing Trial) 2019	11/9⁸¹	17/10	17/10
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Payment Integrity) 2019	11/9	2/12	3/12
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Portability Extensions) 2021	27/5⁸²	17/6	17/6	17/6	24/6	53
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Strengthening Income Support) 2021	25/2⁸³	17/3	17/3	18/3	22/3	23
Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) 2021 (Previous citation: Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) 2020)	3/12⁸⁴	24/8^H	25/8	25/8	3/9	98
Sydney Harbour Federation Trust Amendment 2021	18/3	1/6	15/6	17/6	23/6	49
Telecommunications Amendment (Infrastructure in New Developments) 2020 (Act citation: Telecommunications Amendment (Infrastructure in New Developments) 2021)	3/12	4/2	4/2	4/2	16/2	7
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (International Production Orders) 2020 (Act citation: Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (International Production Orders) 2021)	5/3⁸⁵	23/6^H	24/6	24/6	23/7	78
Territories Stolen Generations Redress Scheme (Consequential Amendments) 2021	26/8⁸⁶
Territories Stolen Generations Redress Scheme (Facilitation) 2021	26/8⁸⁷
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Amendment (Cost Recovery) 2021	13/5	25/5	15/6	9/8	13/8	80
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (Charges) 2021	13/5	25/5	15/6	9/8	13/8	81
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (Charges) Amendment 2021	24/6	9/8	10/8	12/8	27/8	87
Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2020 Measures No. 2) 2020 (Act citation: Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2020 Measures No. 2) 2021)	9/12	3/2	3/2	18/2	19/2	8
Transport Security Amendment (Serious Crime) 2020 (Previous citation: Transport Security Amendment (Serious Crime) 2019) (Act citation: Transport Security Amendment (Serious Crime) 2021)	23/10⁸⁸	7/10^H	9/11⁸⁹	16/6^A⁹⁰	22/6	44
Treasury Laws Amendment (2020 Measures No. 4) 2021 (Previous citation: Treasury Laws Amendment (2020 Measures No. 4) 2020)	28/10⁹¹	25/3^H	11/5
Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No. 1) 2021	17/2⁹²	17/3	18/3	9/8^A⁹³	13/8	82
Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No. 2) 2021	17/3	11/8	11/8	2/9^A⁹⁴	13/9	110
Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No. 3) 2021	13/5	27/5	15/6	22/6	29/6	61
Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No. 4) 2021	26/5⁹⁵	17/6	21/6	24/6	30/6	72
Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No. 5) 2021	24/6⁹⁶	10/8	11/8
Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No. 6) 2021	11/8⁹⁷	26/8	31/8	2/9	13/9	111
Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No. 7) 2021	25/8
Treasury Laws Amendment (COVID-19 Economic Response) 2021	16/6	23/6	23/6	24/6	30/6	71
Treasury Laws Amendment (COVID-19 Economic Response No. 2) 2021	3/8	3/8	4/8	9/8^A⁹⁸	10/8	79
Treasury Laws Amendment (More Flexible Superannuation) 2020 (Act citation: Treasury Laws Amendment (More Flexible Superannuation) 2021)	13/5	31/8	31/8	17/6^A⁹⁹	22/6	45
Treasury Laws Amendment (News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code) 2021 (Previous citation: Treasury Laws Amendment (News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code) 2020)	9/12¹⁰⁰	17/2^H	22/2	24/2^A¹⁰¹	2/3	21
Treasury Laws Amendment (Reuniting More Superannuation) 2020 (Act citation: Treasury Laws Amendment (Reuniting More Superannuation) 2021)	6/2	11/2	12/2^R¹⁰²	15/3^A¹⁰³	22/3	24
Treasury Laws Amendment (Your Future, Your Super) 2021	17/2¹⁰⁴	3/6^H	15/6	17/6^A¹⁰⁵	22/6	46
Water Legislation Amendment (Inspector-General of Water Compliance and Other Measures) 2021	26/5	3/6	15/6	23/6^A¹⁰⁶	30/6	74

BILLS INITIATED IN THE SENATE

Bills initiated in 2019 — 39

Bills initiated in 2020 — 33

Bills initiated in 2021 — 31

Short Title	Intro Senate	Passed Senate	Intro House	Passed House	Assent Date	Act No.
Agriculture Legislation Amendment (Streamlining Administration) 2019 (Act citation: Agriculture Legislation Amendment (Streamlining Administration) 2021)	2/12¹⁰⁷	25/2	25/2	17/2	1/3	16
Air Services Amendment 2018^S,N	4/7¹⁰⁸
Aged Care Amendment (Registered Nurses Ensuring Quality Care) 2021^S	1/9
Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Financial Transparency) 2020^S	12/6¹⁰⁹
Archives and Other Legislation Amendment 2021	18/3	18/3	22/3	25/3^H¹¹⁰	16/5	34
Australian Cannabis Agency 2018^S,N	4/7
Australian Education Legislation Amendment (Prohibiting the Indoctrination of Children) 2020^S	10/2¹¹¹
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Amendment (Assisted Reproductive Treatment Statistics) 2019^S	4/7¹¹²
Australian Multicultural 2018^S,N	4/7
Australian Research Council Amendment (Ensuring Research Independence) 2018^S,N	4/7
Australian Sports Commission Amendment (Ensuring a Level Playing Field) 2020^S	14/5
Banking Amendment (Deposits) 2020^S	27/2¹¹³
Biosecurity Amendment (Clarifying Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods) 2021	18/3	18/3	22/3	25/3	31/3	33
Biosecurity Amendment (No Crime to Return Home) 2021^S	12/5
Broadcasting Services Amendment (Audio Description) 2019^S,N	4/7
COAG Reform Fund Amendment (No Electric Vehicle Taxes) 2020^S	10/12¹¹⁴	2Â° negatived 21/6
Coal-Fired Power Funding Prohibition 2017^S,N	4/7¹¹⁵
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Banning Dirty Donations) 2020^S	17/6¹¹⁶
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Donation Reform and Other Measures) 2020^S	5/2¹¹⁷
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Ensuring Fair Representation of the Northern Territory) 2020^S	11/6¹¹⁸
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Integrity of Elections) 2021^S	1/9¹¹⁹
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Lowering Voting Age and Increasing Voter Participation) 2018^S,N	4/7¹²⁰
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Transparency Measures—Lowering the Disclosure Threshold) 2019^S	27/11
Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Transparency Measures—Real Time Disclosure) 2019^S	27/11
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Prevention of Exploitation of Indigenous Cultural Expressions) 2019^S,N	4/7¹²¹
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Truth in Labelling—Palm Oil) 2017^S,N	4/7
Constitution Alteration (Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the Press) 2019^S	4/7¹²²
Constitution Alteration (Water Resources) 2019^S	4/7¹²³
Coronavirus Economic Response Package Amendment (Ending Jobkeeper Profiteering) 2021^S	21/6¹²⁴
Coronavirus Economic Support and Recovery (No-one Left Behind) 2020^S	11/6
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Sunsetting Review and Other Measures) 2021	4/8	12/8	12/8	23/8	2/9	88
Courts and Tribunals Legislation Amendment (2021 Measures No. 1) 2021	23/6¹²⁵	2/9
Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Corporate Crime) 2019	2/12¹²⁶
Crimes Amendment (Remissions of Sentences) 2021	25/8¹²⁷
Customs Amendment (Banning Goods Produced By Forced Labour) 2021^S	24/6	23/8	23/8
Customs Amendment (Banning Goods Produced By Uyghur Forced Labour) 2020^S,^D	8/12¹²⁸
Customs Amendment (Safer Cladding) 2019^S	10/9
Customs Legislation Amendment (Commercial Greyhound Export and Import Prohibition) 2021^S	1/9
Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) 2020^S	7/12¹²⁹
Defence Amendment (Sovereign Naval Shipbuilding) 2018^S,^N	26/8¹³⁰
Designs Amendment (Advisory Council on Intellectual Property Response) 2020	2/12	4/2	4/2	30/8	10/9	100
Discrimination Free Schools 2018^S,N	4/7
Electric Vehicles Accountability 2021^S	16/6
Ensuring Northern Territory Rights 2021^S	4/8¹³¹
Environment and Infrastructure Legislation Amendment (Stop Adani) 2017^S,N	4/7¹³²
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Climate Trigger) 2020^S	13/2¹³³
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Regional Forest Agreements) 2020^S	9/12¹³⁴
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Save the Koala) 2021^S	4/2¹³⁵
Fair Work Amendment (COVID-19) 2020^S	12/5
Fair Work Amendment (Gender Pay Gap) 2015^S,^N	17/3¹³⁶
Fair Work Amendment (Improving Paid Parental Leave for Parents of Stillborn Babies) 2021^S	5/8
Fair Work Amendment (One in, All in) 2020 [No. 2]^S	16/6
Fair Work Amendment (Restoring Penalty Rates) 2018 [No. 2]^S,N	17/10
Fair Work Amendment (Ten Days Paid Domestic and Family Violence Leave) 2020 [No. 2]^S	9/12
Family Law (Self-Assessment) 2019^S	12/9
Federal Environment Watchdog 2021^S	31/8
Franchising Laws Amendment (Fairness in Franchising) 2020^S	2/9	22/2	22/2
Freedom of Information Legislation Amendment (Improving Access and Transparency) 2018^S,N	4/7¹³⁷
Galilee Basin (Coal Prohibition) 2018^S,N	13/2¹³⁸
Governor-General Amendment (Cessation of Allowances in the Public Interest) 2019^S	13/11
Great Australian Bight Environment Protection 2019^S	25/7
Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Amendment (Australian Freedoms) 2019^S	23/7
Human Rights (Targeted Sanctions) 2021^S	10/8
Human Services Amendment (Photographic Identification and Fraud Prevention) 2019^S,N	24/7¹³⁹
Independent National Security Legislation Monitor Amendment 2021	24/6
Industry Research and Development Amendment (Industry Innovation and Science Australia) 2021	17/2	18/3	22/3	30/8	10/9	101
Intelligence and Security Legislation Amendment (Implementing Independent Intelligence Review) 2020^S	26/2¹⁴⁰
Intelligence Services Amendment (Enhanced Parliamentary Oversight of Intelligence Agencies) 2018^S,N	4/7¹⁴¹
Interactive Gambling Amendment (Prohibition on Credit Card Use) 2020^S	25/8¹⁴²
International Human Rights and Corruption (Magnitsky Sanctions) 2021^S	3/8
Judges— Pensions Amendment (Pension Not Payable for Misconduct) 2020^S	6/10¹⁴³
Landholders— Right to Refuse (Gas and Coal) 2015^S,N	31/7¹⁴⁴
Live Animal Export (Slaughter) Prohibition 2019^S	4/7
Live Performance Federal Insurance Guarantee Fund 2021S	25/8¹⁴⁵
Major Sporting Events (Indicia and Images) Protection and Other Legislation Amendment 2021	16/6	30/8^A	30/8
Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Amendment (Improving Safety) 2019^S	5/12	10/2	11/2
Migration Amendment (New Maritime Crew Visas) 2020^S	11/11
Ministerial Suitability Commission of Inquiry 2021^S	16/6	1Â° negatived 16/6, 22/6
Ministers of State (Checks for Security Purposes) 2019^S,N	4/7¹⁴⁶
Murray-Darling Basin Commission of Inquiry 2019^S,N	4/7¹⁴⁷
National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Small Amount Credit Contract and Consumer Lease Reforms) 2019 (No. 2)^S	2/12¹⁴⁸
National Health Amendment (Decisions under the Continence Aids Payment Scheme) 2021	16/6	5/8	5/8	1/9	10/9	102
National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Transparency and Cost Recovery) 2021	17/3
National Integrity (Parliamentary Standards) 2019^S	17/10¹⁴⁹
National Integrity Commission 2018 (No. 2)^S,N	1/8¹⁵⁰	9/9	10/9
Nuclear Fuel Cycle (Facilitation) 2017^S,N	4/7
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Benefit to Australia) 2020^S	8/12¹⁵¹
Product Stewardship Amendment (Packaging and Plastics) 2019^S	11/9¹⁵²
Productivity Commission Amendment (Addressing Inequality) 2017^S,N	17/10
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Improved Grants Reporting) 2021^S	4/8
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Tax Transparency in Procurement and Grants) 2019^S	13/11¹⁵³
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Waiver of Debt and Act of Grace Payments) 2019^S	2/12	9/8	9/8
Ransomware Payments 2021 (No. 2)^S	12/8
Regional Forest Agreements Legislation (Repeal) 2017^S,N	4/7
Royal Commissions Amendment (Confidentiality Protections) 2020^S	6/10	15/2	15/2
Royal Commissions Amendment (Protection of Information) 2021	17/3	25/8^A	25/8	30/8	10/9	103
Saving Australian Dairy 2019^S	2/12¹⁵⁴
Sex Discrimination and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amendment 2021	24/6¹⁵⁵	1/9^A	2/9	2/9	10/9	104
Snowy Hydro Corporatisation Amendment (No New Fossil Fuels) 2021 [No. 2]^S	13/5
Special Recreational Vessels Amendment 2021	25/2	18/3	22/3	3/6	10/6	43
Social Security Amendment (COVID-19 Supplement) 2020^S	9/10¹⁵⁶
Telecommunications Amendment (Repairing Assistance and Access) 2019^S	4/12
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Unsolicited Communications) 2019^S,N	4/7¹⁵⁷
Treasury Laws Amendment (Self Managed Superannuation Funds) 2020 (Act citation: Treasury Laws Amendment (Self Managed Superannuation Funds) 2021)	2/9¹⁵⁸	17/6	17/6	17/6	22/6	47
VET Student Payment Arrangements (Miscellaneous Amendments) 2020 (Act citation: VET Student Payment Arrangements (Miscellaneous Amendments) 2021)	12/11	3/12	7/12	18/2	1/3	17
Work Health and Safety Amendment (Norfolk Island) 2021	24/2	18/3	22/3	30/8	10/9	105