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

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    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

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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

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

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    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

  • Customs Tariff Amendment (Geelong Treaty Implementation) Bill 2025

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    Date
    30 Oct 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Home Affairs 
    Summary
    Implements Australia’s obligations under the Nuclear-Powered Submarine Partnership and Collaboration Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland by amending the
    Customs Tariff Act 1995
    to provide for a free rate of customs duty for goods that are for use under the treaty. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Criminal Code Amendment (State Sponsors of Terrorism) Bill 2025

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    Date
    08 Oct 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Criminal Code Act 1995
    to: provide for a framework to list foreign state entities as state sponsors of terrorism and to respond to state-sponsored terrorist acts; and enable control orders, preventative detention orders and post sentence orders to be used in respect of state sponsors of terrorism and state terrorist acts. Also makes consequential amendments to 20 Acts. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Customs Amendment (Australia-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Bill 2025

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    Date
    24 Jul 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Home Affairs 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Customs Tariff Amendment (Australia-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Bill 2025 to implement Australia’s obligations under the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between Australia and the United Arab Emirates, the bill amends the
    Customs Act 1901
    to introduce rules of origin to determine if goods imported from the United Arab Emirates into Australia are eligible for preferential tariff treatment in accordance with the agreement. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Customs Tariff Amendment (Australia-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Bill 2025

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    Date
    24 Jul 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Home Affairs 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Customs Amendment (Australia-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Bill 2025 to implement Australia’s obligations under the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between Australia and the United Arab Emirates, the bill amends the
    Customs Tariff Act 1995
    to give effect to the preferential tariff treatment applicable to eligible goods in accordance with the agreement 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Competition and Consumer Amendment (Australian Energy Regulator Separation) Bill 2025

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    Date
    23 Jul 2025 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Competition and Consumer Act 2010
    to separate the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and establish the AER as a non-corporate Commonwealth entity. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Customs Amendment (Expedited Seizure and Disposal of Engineered Stone) Bill 2024

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    Date
    28 Nov 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Home Affairs 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Customs Act 1901
    to enable the expedited seizure and disposal of prohibited engineered stone benchtops, panels and slabs. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Commonwealth Entities (Payment Surcharges) (Consequential Provisions and Other Matters) Bill 2024

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    Date
    25 Nov 2024 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Treasury 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Commonwealth Entities (Payment Surcharges) Bill 2024 and Commonwealth Entities (Payment Surcharges) Tax (Imposition) Bill 2024, the bill amends the
    Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977
    and 3 legislative instruments to make consequential amendments. Also repeals 3 legislative instruments and retrospectively applies the authority to charge and collect payment surcharges to payments made on or after 1 January 2003. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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