Last checked for updates: 27 October 2026
Current bills about: criminal justice
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10 current bills found.
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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 BillSenate
House of Representatives
Assent
Prosecutors No Longer Need to Prove Benefit for Some Crimes
Secrecy Provisions Amendment (Repealing Offences) Bill 2026
criminal justice criminal law criminal penalties government transparency intelligence services national security port statistics public information
House of Representatives
Senate
Assent
Parole Board Cannot Grant Parole to Terrorists Unless Exceptional Circumstances Exist and Gains Power to Cancel Parole Before Release
Commonwealth Parole Board (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025
community safety court procedures criminal justice national security parole prisoner release public safety sentencing
House of Representatives
Senate
Assent
Powers for the Commonwealth Parole Board to Revoke Parole
Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025
criminal justice government oversight parole parole board prisoner release
House of Representatives
Senate
Assent
People Cannot Be Punished for Sharing Secret Information With Royal Commissions
Royal Commissions Legislation Amendment (Protections for Providing Information) Bill 2026
antisemitism court procedures criminal justice government accountability government transparency information sharing intelligence information legal immunity national security public inquiries social cohesion +6 more
House of Representatives
Senate
Assent
Up to 15 Years Jail for Using the Internet or Phone Networks to Make Technology for Child Abuse Material
Criminal Code Amendment (Using Technology to Generate Child Abuse Material) Bill 2025
artificial intelligence child abuse material child protection child safety criminal justice data privacy data scraping law enforcement online safety
Independent BillHouse of Representatives
Senate
Assent
Jail for Religious Leaders Who Commit Serious Crimes, Fines or Jail for Supporting Hate Groups, and Jail for Urging Violence Against Minors
Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026
border control child safety criminal justice criminal penalties hate crimes hate groups hate speech immigration national security public safety terrorism violent extremism +7 more
House of Representatives
Senate
Assent
Up to 25 Years Jail for State Terrorism and New Powers to Name State Sponsors of Terrorism
Criminal Code Amendment (State Sponsors of Terrorism) Bill 2025
criminal justice criminal penalties foreign interference law enforcement national security public safety state sponsorship of terrorism terrorism terrorist financing
House of Representatives
Senate
Assent
[no bill text published] Higher Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Specific Criminal Code Offences
Crimes Amendment (Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Child Sexual Abuse) Bill 2025
criminal justice mandatory minimums prison terms sentencing
Opposition BillHouse of Representatives
Senate
Assent
[no bill text published] Up to 10 Years Jail for Helping Terrorists Enter Australia
Criminal Code Amendment (Keeping Australia Safe) Bill 2026
border control counter terrorism criminal justice criminal penalties immigration national security public safety terrorism offences
Opposition BillSenate
House of Representatives
Assent
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