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- Budget Estimates 2025–26
- Additional estimates 2023–24
- Annual reports (No. 1 of 2024)
- Annual reports (No. 2 of 2023)
- Budget Estimates 2023-24
- Review of Schedule 9 of the Veterans’ Entitlements, Treatment and Support (Simplification and Harmonisation) Act 2025
- Issues relating to advocacy services for veterans accessing compensation and income support
- National Volunteer Incentive Scheme (Climate Army)
- Defence honours and awards system
- Annual Reports (No 1 of 2023)
- Upcoming hearings
- Australia’s sanctions regime
- Wrongful detention of Australian citizens overseas
- Performance of the Department of Defence in supporting the capability and capacity of Australia’s defence industry
- Veterans' Entitlements, Treatment and Support (Simplification and Harmonisation) Bill 2024 [Provisions]
- Australian support for Ukraine
- Migration Amendment (Overseas Organ Transplant Disclosure and Other Measures) Bill 2023
- Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Bill 2023 [Provisions] and Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023 [Provisions]
- Defence Trade Controls Amendment Bill 2023 [Provisions]
- The efficacy of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade due diligence framework
- Adaptive sport programs for Australian Defence Force veterans
- Defence Capability Assurance and Oversight Bill 2023
- Human rights implications of recent violence in Iran
- Defence Legislation Amendment (Naval Nuclear Propulsion) Bill 2023 [Provisions]
- International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Amendment Bill 2023
- Australia’s declarations made under certain international laws
- Defence Legislation Amendment (Enhancement of Defence Force Response to Emergencies) Bill 2020
- Australia’s engagement in Afghanistan
- Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Bill 2020 and Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020
- Accuracy of information provided to Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (DFRDB) members
- Issues facing diaspora communities in Australia
- Defence Legislation Amendment (Discipline Reform) Bill 2021 [provisions]
- Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Equity Investments and Other Measures) Bill 2021 [provisions]
- Opportunities for strengthening Australia’s relations with the Republic of France
- Export Market Development Grants Legislation Amendment Bill 2020 [provisions]
- National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention Bill 2020 [provisions] and the National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020 [provisions]
- Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill 2020
- Opportunities for advancing Australia’s strategic interests through existing regional architecture
- TPI payment (Special Rate of Disability Pension)
- Funding for public research into foreign policy issues
- Customs Amendment (Banning Goods Produced By Uyghur Forced Labour) Bill 2020
- Defence Amendment (Sovereign Naval Shipbuilding) Bill 2018
- Proposed Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
- United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
- Use of the Quinoline anti-malarial drugs Mefloquine and Tafenoquine in the Australian Defence Force
- Australian Veterans’ Recognition (Putting Veterans and their Families First) Bill 2019 [Provisions]
- Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Support for Infrastructure Financing) Bill 2019 [Provisions]
- Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Veteran-centric Reforms No. 2) Bill 2018
- Intelligence Services Amendment (Establishment of the Australian Signals Directorate) Bill 2018 [provisions]
- Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget Measures) Bill 2017
- Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Omnibus) Bill 2017 [provisions]
- Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment (Defence Force) Bill 2016
- Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Digital Readiness and Other Measures) Bill 2016 [provisions]
- Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Support for Commonwealth Entities) Bill 2016 [provisions]
- Civil Nuclear Transfers to India Bill 2016 [Provisions]
- Australia’s trade and investment relationships with the countries of Africa
- Implications of climate change for Australia's national security
- Impact of Defence training activities and facilities on rural and regional communities
- Suicide by veterans and ex-service personnel
- Matters raised by NSW Police Strike Force CIVET
- Department of Defence's management of credit and other transaction cards
- Operation of the Australian Defence Force's (ADF) resistance to interrogation (RTI) training
- Proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement
- Joint Strike Fighter
- Contamination of Australia's Defence Force facilities and other Commonwealth, state and territory sites in Australia
- Mental health of ADF serving personnel
- Australian Defence Force's resistence to interrogation training
- Inquiry into Australia’s relationship with Mexico
- Customs Amendment (ChAFTA Implementation) Bill 2015 and Customs Tariff Amendment (ChAFTA Implementation) Bill 2015
- Operations of Defence Housing Australia
- Inquiry on the capability of Defence's physical science and engineering (PSE) workforce
- International Aid (Promoting Gender Equality) Bill 2015
- Partial suspension of sanctions against Iran
- Joint Strike Fighter
- Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (2015 Budget Measures) Bill 2015
- Proposed China-Australia Free Trade Agreement
- Implementation of the Defence Trade Controls Legislation
- The Commonwealth’s treaty-making process
- The delivery and effectiveness of Australia’s bilateral aid program in Papua New Guinea
- The potential use by the Australian Defence Force of unmanned air, maritime and land platforms
- Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Direct Lending and Other Measures) Bill 2014
- Customs Amendment (Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Bill 2014 and Customs Tariff Amendment (Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Bill 2014
- Inquiry into the Trade and Foreign Investment (Protecting the Public Interest) Bill 2014
- Defence Legislation Amendment (Woomera Prohibited Area) Bill 2014
- Defence Legislation Amendment (Woomera Prohibited Area) Bill 2013
- Fair Trade (Workers' Rights) Bill 2013
- Government response to the Defence Abuse Response Taskforce (DART)
- Australia’s future activities and responsibilities in the Southern Ocean and Antarctic waters
- Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement
- Australia's overseas aid and development assistance program
- Inquiry into the Breach of Indonesian Territorial Waters
- Overseas Aid (Millennium Development Goals) Bill 2013
- Role of the Committee
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Measuring Outcomes for First Nations Communities
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Footnotes

Footnotes

Report—Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment Bill (Application of the Criminal Code) Bill 2000

[1] Explanatory memorandum, p. 1.

[2] Explanatory memorandum, p. 1.

In this section

Making a submission
Attending a public hearing
Senate committee activity
Appropriations, Staffing and Security
Community Affairs
Economics
Education and Employment
Environment and Communications
Finance and Public Administration
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
- Completed inquiries and reports
- Recent reports
- Annual Reports
- Additional Estimates 2024–25
- Annual reports (No. 1 of 2025)
- Annual reports (No. 2 of 2024)
- Budget Estimates 2024–25
- Budget Estimates 2025–26
- Additional estimates 2023–24
- Annual reports (No. 1 of 2024)
- Annual reports (No. 2 of 2023)
- Budget Estimates 2023-24
- Review of Schedule 9 of the Veterans’ Entitlements, Treatment and Support (Simplification and Harmonisation) Act 2025
- Issues relating to advocacy services for veterans accessing compensation and income support
- National Volunteer Incentive Scheme (Climate Army)
- Defence honours and awards system
- Annual Reports (No 1 of 2023)
- Upcoming hearings
- Australia’s sanctions regime
- Wrongful detention of Australian citizens overseas
- Performance of the Department of Defence in supporting the capability and capacity of Australia’s defence industry
- Veterans' Entitlements, Treatment and Support (Simplification and Harmonisation) Bill 2024 [Provisions]
- Australian support for Ukraine
- Migration Amendment (Overseas Organ Transplant Disclosure and Other Measures) Bill 2023
- Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Bill 2023 [Provisions] and Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023 [Provisions]
- Defence Trade Controls Amendment Bill 2023 [Provisions]
- The efficacy of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade due diligence framework
- Adaptive sport programs for Australian Defence Force veterans
- Defence Capability Assurance and Oversight Bill 2023
- Human rights implications of recent violence in Iran
- Defence Legislation Amendment (Naval Nuclear Propulsion) Bill 2023 [Provisions]
- International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Amendment Bill 2023
- Australia’s declarations made under certain international laws
- Defence Legislation Amendment (Enhancement of Defence Force Response to Emergencies) Bill 2020
- Australia’s engagement in Afghanistan
- Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Bill 2020 and Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020
- Accuracy of information provided to Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits (DFRDB) members
- Issues facing diaspora communities in Australia
- Defence Legislation Amendment (Discipline Reform) Bill 2021 [provisions]
- Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Equity Investments and Other Measures) Bill 2021 [provisions]
- Opportunities for strengthening Australia’s relations with the Republic of France
- Export Market Development Grants Legislation Amendment Bill 2020 [provisions]
- National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention Bill 2020 [provisions] and the National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020 [provisions]
- Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill 2020
- Opportunities for advancing Australia’s strategic interests through existing regional architecture
- TPI payment (Special Rate of Disability Pension)
- Funding for public research into foreign policy issues
- Customs Amendment (Banning Goods Produced By Uyghur Forced Labour) Bill 2020
- Defence Amendment (Sovereign Naval Shipbuilding) Bill 2018
- Proposed Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
- United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
- Use of the Quinoline anti-malarial drugs Mefloquine and Tafenoquine in the Australian Defence Force
- Australian Veterans’ Recognition (Putting Veterans and their Families First) Bill 2019 [Provisions]
- Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Support for Infrastructure Financing) Bill 2019 [Provisions]
- Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Veteran-centric Reforms No. 2) Bill 2018
- Intelligence Services Amendment (Establishment of the Australian Signals Directorate) Bill 2018 [provisions]
- Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget Measures) Bill 2017
- Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Omnibus) Bill 2017 [provisions]
- Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment (Defence Force) Bill 2016
- Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Digital Readiness and Other Measures) Bill 2016 [provisions]
- Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Support for Commonwealth Entities) Bill 2016 [provisions]
- Civil Nuclear Transfers to India Bill 2016 [Provisions]
- Australia’s trade and investment relationships with the countries of Africa
- Implications of climate change for Australia's national security
- Impact of Defence training activities and facilities on rural and regional communities
- Suicide by veterans and ex-service personnel
- Matters raised by NSW Police Strike Force CIVET
- Department of Defence's management of credit and other transaction cards
- Operation of the Australian Defence Force's (ADF) resistance to interrogation (RTI) training
- Proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement
- Joint Strike Fighter
- Contamination of Australia's Defence Force facilities and other Commonwealth, state and territory sites in Australia
- Mental health of ADF serving personnel
- Australian Defence Force's resistence to interrogation training
- Inquiry into Australia’s relationship with Mexico
- Customs Amendment (ChAFTA Implementation) Bill 2015 and Customs Tariff Amendment (ChAFTA Implementation) Bill 2015
- Operations of Defence Housing Australia
- Inquiry on the capability of Defence's physical science and engineering (PSE) workforce
- International Aid (Promoting Gender Equality) Bill 2015
- Partial suspension of sanctions against Iran
- Joint Strike Fighter
- Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (2015 Budget Measures) Bill 2015
- Proposed China-Australia Free Trade Agreement
- Implementation of the Defence Trade Controls Legislation
- The Commonwealth’s treaty-making process
- The delivery and effectiveness of Australia’s bilateral aid program in Papua New Guinea
- The potential use by the Australian Defence Force of unmanned air, maritime and land platforms
- Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Direct Lending and Other Measures) Bill 2014
- Customs Amendment (Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Bill 2014 and Customs Tariff Amendment (Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Bill 2014
- Inquiry into the Trade and Foreign Investment (Protecting the Public Interest) Bill 2014
- Defence Legislation Amendment (Woomera Prohibited Area) Bill 2014
- Defence Legislation Amendment (Woomera Prohibited Area) Bill 2013
- Fair Trade (Workers' Rights) Bill 2013
- Government response to the Defence Abuse Response Taskforce (DART)
- Australia’s future activities and responsibilities in the Southern Ocean and Antarctic waters
- Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement
- Australia's overseas aid and development assistance program
- Inquiry into the Breach of Indonesian Territorial Waters
- Overseas Aid (Millennium Development Goals) Bill 2013
- Role of the Committee
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Measuring Outcomes for First Nations Communities
PFAS (per and polyfluoroalkyl substances)
Privileges
Procedure
Publications
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
Scrutiny of Bills
Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation
Selection of Bills
Senators' Interests
Senate Committee Membership
Senate committee evidence, parliamentary privilege and Royal Commissions
Senate Committees: Upcoming Public Hearings
Today's public hearings
Recent Senate Committee reports
Former Senate Committees
Government responses outstanding to committee reports

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