Last checked for updates: 23 October 2026

Current bills about: environment

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3 current bills found.

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FED Fines for Mining Without Permission and for Hydraulic Fracturing

Landholders' Right to Refuse (Gas and Coal) Bill 2015

coal mining court procedures criminal penalties environment environmental protection fracking gas mining hydraulic fracturing land access land management land ownership land rights land use landowner rights mining +10 more

Private Member's Bill

Senate

House of Representatives

Assent

FED Fines or Up to 7 Years Jail for Increasing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Without Permission

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Climate Trigger) Bill 2022

carbon budget carbon emissions climate change criminal penalties emissions control environment environmental protection government oversight greenhouse gas emissions

Private Member's Bill

Senate

House of Representatives

Assent

FED Mining Banned in the Commonwealth Great Australian Bight and Fines or Jail for Breaching the Ban

Great Australian Bight (World Heritage Protection) Bill 2025

criminal penalties environment environmental protection land management marine conservation mining property compensation world heritage

Private Member's Bill

Senate

House of Representatives

Assent