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• Defence Amendment (Sexual Assault Prevention, Intervention and Response Commission) Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Nov 2025 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  LAMBIE, Sen Jacqui 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Defence Act 1903

  to establish the Sexual Assault Prevention, Intervention and Response Commission as a statutory authority. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Defence Amendment (Sovereign Naval Shipbuilding) Bill 2018

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  Date

  09 May 2018 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  PATRICK, Sen Rex 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Defence Act 1903

  to provide that the Commonwealth may only enter into an agreement with an entity for the building of certain vessels for use by the Royal Australian Navy if the vessel is to be constructed in Australia by an Australian shipbuilder. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Defence Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Feb 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Defence 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Defence Act 1903

  to provide for: a comprehensive regime for drug testing Australian Defence Force members; the incorporation into Defence Instructions of any instrument in force from time to time; and the delegation of the power to issue Defence Instructions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Defence and Veterans’ Service Commissioner (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Nov 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Assent 

  Portfolio

  Prime Minister and Cabinet 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Defence and Veterans’ Service Commissioner Bill 2025, the bill amends the

  Archives Act 1983

  ,

  Defence Act 1903

  and

  Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986

  to make consequential amendments; and provides for application, saving and transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Defence and Veterans’ Service Commissioner Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Nov 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Assent 

  Portfolio

  Prime Minister and Cabinet 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Defence and Veterans’ Service Commissioner (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025, the bill establishes an independent Defence and Veterans’ Service Commission to monitor, inquire into and report on matters relating to suicide prevention and wellbeing outcomes for veterans, including the Commonwealth’s implementation of the Government’s response to the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Defence Capability Assurance and Oversight Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 May 2023 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  FAWCETT, Sen David 

  Summary

  The bill: establishes the Defence Capability Assurance Agency as an statutory authority to conduct capability assurance of defence materiel programs and establish a qualified workforce to conduct test and evaluation and risk assessments for defence materiel programs; establishes the Inspector-General of Defence Capability Assurance to provide oversight of the Defence Department, the Defence Force and the Defence Capability Assurance Agency; and establishes the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence to provide oversight of the performance of the Defence Capability Assurance Agency and the Inspector-General and review and report on matters relating to the defence of Australia and defence agencies. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Defence Cooperation Control Amendment Bill 1997 [1998]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Feb 1997 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

   

  Bill

• Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Amendment Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  31 May 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Defence 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990

  to extend the operation of the Defence HomeOwner Scheme from 31 December 2006 to 31 December 2007. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 May 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Defence 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990

  to extend the operation of the Defence HomeOwner Scheme from 31 December 2007 to 30 June 2008. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Defence Force Discipline Amendment (RCDVS Implementation and Related Measures No. 1) Bill 2026

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Apr 2026 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Defence 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum