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  • Royal Commissions Legislation Amendment (Protections for Providing Information) Bill 2026

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    Date
    02 Mar 2026 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Royal Commissions Act 1902
    and
    Criminal Code Act 1995
    to provide additional protections for people who provide intelligence or operationally sensitive information to a Royal Commission on a voluntary or compulsory basis where that information is subject to secrecy provisions; and
    Royal Commission Regulations 2019
    to ensure that these protections apply to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Commonwealth Entities Legislation Amendment Bill 2026

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    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

  • Copyright Amendment Bill 2026

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    Date
    05 Nov 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Copyright Act 1968
    to: facilitate the use of copyright materials for which the copyright owner cannot be identified or located (commonly known as ‘orphan works’) by limiting the remedies available for infringing use if the user conducts a reasonably diligent search for the copyright owner or owners and meets certain other requirements; clarify the scope of section 28 which relates to the performance and communication of copyright material in the course of educational instruction; and make minor technical amendments. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Commonwealth Parole Board (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025

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    Date
    08 Oct 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025, the bill amends the
    Crimes Act 1914
    to support the establishment of the Commonwealth Parole Board. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025

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    Date
    08 Oct 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Portfolio
    Attorney-General 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Commonwealth Parole Board (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025, the bill establishes a statutory independent Commonwealth Parole Board to make decisions about the conditional release and management of federal offenders and other detained persons. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • High Seas Biodiversity Bill 2026

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    Date
    04 Feb 2026 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Portfolio
    Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 
    Summary
    Establishes a framework to implement Australia’s obligations under the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025

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    Date
    26 Nov 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Portfolio
    Education 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025, the bill amends the
    Higher Education Support Act 2003
    and
    Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011
    to make amendments consequential on the establishment of the Australian Tertiary Education Commission. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) Bill 2025

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    Date
    26 Nov 2025 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before Senate 
    Portfolio
    Education 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Universities Accord (Australian Tertiary Education Commission) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025, the bill establishes the Australian Tertiary Education Commission to provide stewardship of the higher education system, including by entering into mission based compacts with higher education providers and preparing reports and providing advice and recommendations, if requested by the Minister, to various Commonwealth, state and territory ministers. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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

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    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

  • Parliamentary Frameworks Legislation Amendment (Reviews) Bill 2026

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    Date
    04 Mar 2026 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Before House of Representatives 
    Portfolio
    Finance 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984
    ,
    Parliamentary Business Resources Act 2017
    and
    Parliamentary Workplace Support Service Act 2023
    to enable the forthcoming statutory reviews of these Acts to be combined; and
    Parliamentary Business Resources Act 2017
    and
    Parliamentary Workplace Support Service Act 2023
    to align the frequency of the future periodic reviews of these Acts to allow them to be combined or conducted separately. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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