Last checked for updates: 11 September 2026

Current bills about: child safety

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7 current bills found.

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FED Funding and Quality Requirements for Early Childhood Education and Care Worker Grants

Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers (Special Account - Extending Support and Strengthening Safety) Bill 2026

child care child safety early childhood education education quality government grants wage justice

10 Sep 2026: MPs in the first house are debating whether this bill is a good idea in principle.

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FED Protection from Strip Searches for Persons Under 18

Crimes Amendment (Prohibiting the Strip Searching of Children) Bill 2026

child safety criminal justice juvenile rights police powers strip searches youth justice

Independent Bill

18 Aug 2026: MPs in the first house are debating whether this bill is a good idea in principle.

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FED Right to Access Superannuation for Victims of Child Sexual Abuse

Treasury Laws Amendment (The Survivors Law) Bill 2026

child safety child sexual abuse financial services superannuation victim rights

14 May 2026: Passed and signed off by the state Governor (Assented); it is now law.

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FED Transitional Arrangements for the National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People

National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2026

ATSI child safety Indigenous children public administration youth welfare

25 Mar 2026: Passed and signed off by the state Governor (Assented); it is now law.

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FED Criminal Offence for Using or Training AI to Create Child Abuse Material

Criminal Code Amendment (Using Technology to Generate Child Abuse Material) Bill 2025

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3 Mar 2026: This bill has lapsed and is no longer under discussion.

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FED Criminal Offences for Directing or Recruiting for Prohibited Hate Groups

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

border control child safety hate crimes hate speech immigration national security terrorism violent extremism

20 Jan 2026: Passed and signed off by the state Governor (Assented); it is now law.

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FED Entry Powers for Authorised Persons to Access Child Care and Home Care Premises

Early Childhood Education and Care (Strengthening Regulation of Early Education) Bill 2025

care provider quality child care child safety payment systems regulatory oversight service provider approval

31 Jul 2025: Passed and signed off by the state Governor (Assented); it is now law.

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