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• Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Bill 2026

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Mar 2026 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Criminal Code Amendment (Keeping Australia Safe) Bill 2026

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Mar 2026 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  DUNIAM, Sen Jonathon 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to: create an offence relating to the unauthorised organisation or facilitation of the entry into Australia of certain persons who have engaged in terrorism-related conduct or who are, or have been, members of a terrorist organisation; and extend the operation of the declared areas offence for a further 3 years to 7 September 2030. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Commonwealth Entities Legislation Amendment Bill 2026

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Feb 2026 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Act 1982

  ,

  Australian Trade and Investment Commission Act 1985

  ,

  Nuclear Non-Proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1987

  and

  Parliamentary Counsel Act 1970

  to update the statutory framework for the appointment, suspension and termination of certain statutory office holders in the Foreign Affairs and Trade and Attorney-General’s portfolios. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Criminal Code Amendment (Flag Protection) Bill 2026

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Feb 2026 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Sponsor

  SHARKIE, Rebekha, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to create a criminal offence of intentionally or recklessly burning or desecrating the Australian National Flag, the Australian Aboriginal Flag or the Torres Strait Islander Flag. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Banning Dirty Donations) Bill 2026

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Feb 2026 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Sponsor

  HODGINS-MAY, Sen Steph 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

  to: prohibit political donations from certain industries; impose a cumulative limit on political donations from any source of $3,000 per election term; and extend the definition of ‘gift’ to include certain subscription and membership fees. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Jan 2026 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  to: create aggravated offences for preachers and leaders who advocate or threaten force or violence and adults who seek to radicalise children; increase penalties for advocating or threatening force or violence; introduce a new listing framework for prohibited hate groups; and strength the existing prohibited symbols offences;

  Crimes Act 1914

  to introduce an aggravated sentencing factor for conduct motivated by racial hatred;

  Intelligence Services Act 2001

  to provide for a review by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security of the operation of the aggravated offences for preachers and leaders and the operation of the prohibited hate group framework;

  Migration Act 1958

  to insert grounds that specifically address hate-motivated conduct and conduct or offences relating to the spread of hatred and extremism; and

  Migration Regulations 1994

  to ensure that, if a person is refused a permanent visa on character grounds, they are subject to the same exclusion period as a person who has had their visa cancelled on character grounds. Also makes consequential amendments to 5 Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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

  Track (What's this?)

  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

• Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Nov 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before House of Representatives 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Payroll Levy Collection Act 1992

  and

  Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Administration Act 1992

  to: establish a mechanism for employers with historical unpaid levy liabilities to enter into voluntary payment arrangements with the Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Corporation; and replace the defunct method for calculating the additional levy that is payable on late levy payments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Nov 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Before Senate 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Corporations Act 2001

  and

  Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001

  to update Australia’s digital asset regulatory regime by: defining the core concepts of digital tokens, digital asset platforms and tokenised custody platforms; applying the financial services law in a way that is tailored to these platforms; providing targeted exemptions for certain digital token arrangements; and providing the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the Minister with powers to regulate these platforms. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Communications Legislation Amendment (Australian Content Requirement for Subscription Video On Demand (Streaming) Services) Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Nov 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to require providers of certain subscription video on demand services to ensure minimum levels of expenditure on new eligible Australian programs; and

  Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum