Last checked for updates: 27 October 2026

Current bills about: customs

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FED Fines or Up to 5 Years Jail for Illegally Importing or Possessing Tobacco

Customs and Other Legislation Amendment (Illicit Tobacco Enforcement Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2026

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15 Oct 2026: Passed by Parliament and signed off by the governor.

This bill kicks in: TBA

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Assent

FED Expanded Retirement Income Support for Former ADF Members

Regulatory Reform Omnibus Bill 2026

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14 Sep 2026: Passed by Parliament and signed off by the governor.

This bill kicks in: TBA

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Assent

FED Repeal of the National Gun Buyback Scheme

Firearms Legislation Amendment (Repealing Unfair Gun Laws) Bill 2026 (No. 2)

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Private Member's Bill

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

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FED Higher Penalties for Excise and Taxation Offences

Combatting Illicit Tobacco Bill 2026

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20 Aug 2026: Passed by Parliament and signed off by the governor.

This bill kicks in: TBA

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Senate

Assent

FED Repeal of National Gun Buyback Scheme Provisions

Firearms Legislation Amendment (Repealing Unfair Gun Laws) Bill 2026

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Opposition Bill

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

Senate

House of Representatives

Assent

FED Transfer of Aircraft Noise Complaints to the Aircraft Noise Ombudsperson

Aviation Consumer Protection (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2026

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30 Jun 2026: This bill has passed its first house and is now before the second house for its own debate.

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Assent

FED Legal Immunity for Local Court Judges Performing Federal Magistrate Functions

Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (New South Wales Local Court) Bill 2026

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2 Mar 2026: Passed by Parliament and signed off by the governor.

This bill kicks in: TBA

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent