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TOTAL RESULTS: 99

  • Date
    26 Nov 2025 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Sponsor
    ANTIC, Sen Alex 
    Summary
    Amends the
    A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
    to enable a child to meet their immunisation requirements for the purposes of payment of the child care subsidy on the basis of a conscientious objection or if the child is 7 years of age or older. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    12 Mar 2026 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Portfolio
    Home Affairs 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006
    to: enable the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre to restrict or prohibit reporting entities from using high-risk mechanisms to provide designated services; amend the meaning of financing of terrorism to reference new offences for financing a state sponsor of terrorism; and make technical amendments. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    01 Sep 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Sponsor
    PIKE, Henry, MP 
    Summary
    Declares Australia Day as the national day of Australia to be observed on 26 January each year. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    02 Mar 2026 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Sponsor
    RYAN, Monique, MP 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Australian Centre for Disease Control Act 2025
    to extend the definition of ‘public health matters’ to include the health impacts of gambling harm and addiction. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    30 Mar 2026 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Sponsor
    JOYCE, Barnaby, MP 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Australian Citizenship Act 2007
    to provide for a court to order the cessation of a person’s Australian citizenship where the person holds two or more citizenships and is convicted of a terrorism offence. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    25 Mar 2026 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Portfolio
    Home Affairs 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission Bill 2026, the bill imposes a national policing information charge on an application to the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission for a nationally coordinated criminal history check service. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    25 Mar 2026 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Portfolio
    Home Affairs 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (National Policing Information Charges) Bill 2026, the bill continues in existence the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission as Australia’s national criminal intelligence agency with realigned functions and powers to obtain, analyse and communicate intelligence relevant to serious and organised crime, provide nationally coordinated criminal history check services, prepare and issue criminal intelligence assessments and provide advice about crime trends, criminal activity and preventing crime. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    10 Feb 2020 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Sponsor
    HANSON, Sen Pauline 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority Act 2008
    to require the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority to ensure that school education provides a balanced presentation of opposing views on political, historical and scientific issues; and
    Australian Education Act 2013
    to make financial assistance to a state or territory conditional on the state or territory having certain laws in force. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    23 Jul 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Portfolio
    Home Affairs 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979
    to: make the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation’s compulsory questioning powers framework permanent; expand the scope of adult questioning warrants; amend the eligibility and termination provisions for prescribed authorities; impose additional reporting requirements to ensure that the Attorney-General is made aware of any relevant information regarding the conduct of questioning under a compulsory questioning warrant; require that post-charge questioning occur only before a prescribed authority who is a retired judge; and
    Intelligence Services Act 2001
    to enable a further review of the framework by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    01 Apr 2026 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Portfolio
    Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Aviation Consumer Protection Bill 2026, Aviation Consumer Protection Levy Bill 2026 and Aviation Consumer Protection Levy (Collection) Bill 2026, the bill amends the Air Navigation Act 1920 to make a consequential amendment. Also provides for transitional provisions in relation to the Aircraft Noise Ombudsperson. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum