A bill is a proposal for a law or a change to an existing law. A bill becomes law (an Act) when agreed to in identical form by both houses of Parliament and assented to by the Governor-General.
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TOTAL RESULTS: 119
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03 Mar 2026
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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PAYMAN, Sen Fatima
- Summary
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Amends the
Online Safety Act 2021
to lower the threshold for material to be considered by the eSafety Commissioner under the adult cyber abuse scheme.
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24 Nov 2025
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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POCOCK, Sen David
- Summary
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Amends the:
Online Safety Act 2021
to establish a complaints and enforcement regime for the non-consensual sharing of digitally altered or artificially generated audio or visual content that depicts a person’s face or voice without their consent (deepfake material); and Privacy Act 1988
to establish a cause of action for the wrongful use or disclosure of deepfake material.
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- Date
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05 Sep 2023
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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HANSON, Sen Pauline
- Summary
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Amends the
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
to require petroleum production licensees to enter into a domestic reserve agreement with the Commonwealth.
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04 Aug 2022
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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WHISH-WILSON, Sen Peter
- Summary
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Amends the
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
to: cancel Petroleum Exploration Permit 11, and Petroleum Exploration Permit/T/49P (King Island, Tasmania); prevent any petroleum exploration leases for the Otway Basin/12 Apostles being granted; and prohibit any further petroleum exploration in the three areas.
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- Date
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29 Nov 2021
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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WHISH-WILSON, Sen Peter
- Summary
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Amends the
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
to: cancel Petroleum Exploration Permit 11, and Petroleum Exploration Permit/T/49P (King Island, Tasmania); prevent any petroleum exploration leases for the Otway Basin/12 Apostles being granted; and prohibit any further petroleum exploration in the three areas.
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- Date
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08 Dec 2020
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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HANSON, Sen Pauline
- Summary
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Amends the
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
to broaden the objects clause of the Act to require the National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator and the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority to take into account the benefit to the Australian community when granting new leases or renewing existing leases.
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- Date
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14 Aug 2018
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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GEORGIOU, Sen Peter
- Summary
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Amends the
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
to impose certain reporting obligations on holders of petroleum retention leases and petroleum production licences and the National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator.
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26 Jun 2013
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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RHIANNON, Sen Lee
- Summary
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The bill: establishes United Nations targets for official development assistance; requires the minister to prepare and present to Parliament an annual statement outlining Australia’s annual official development assistance; establishes an Independent Commissioner on Aid Effectiveness; provides for the appointment, functions and powers of the commissioner; and provides for staff, consulting and an annual reporting requirement.
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- Date
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29 Sep 2010
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah
- Summary
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Amends the:
Ombudsman Act 1976
to establish the Education Ombudsman as a separate office within the office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman to deal with complaints about the domestic and international education sector; and Migration Act 1958
and Privacy Act 1988
to make consequential amendments.
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- Date
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11 Mar 2010
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah
- Summary
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Amends the:
Ombudsman Act 1976
to establish the Education Ombudsman as a separate office within the office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman to deal with complaints about the domestic and international education sector; and Migration Act 1958
and Privacy Act 1988
to make consequential amendments.
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