Last checked for updates: 23 October 2026
Current bills about: human rights
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14 current bills found.
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Protection from Restraints During Childbirth for People in Custody
Crimes Amendment (Prohibiting Shackling During Childbirth) Bill 2026
childbirth healthcare in detention human rights maternal health prisoner rights
Independent BillSenate
House of Representatives
Assent
Religious Schools and Colleges Banned from Discriminating Against Students and Staff; Protection from Discrimination for a Person's Associates
Sex Discrimination and Fair Work Amendment (Equality in Treatment in Religious Schools) Bill 2026
education employment rights housing human rights industrial relations religious discrimination
Independent BillHouse of Representatives
Senate
Assent
Fines or Up to 30 Years Jail for Supplying Defence Goods Used for Genocide; Anti-Genocide Commissioner Can Order Divestment
Red Lines Package Omnibus Bill 2026 [No. 2]
criminal penalties defence technology export controls human rights international law national security
Independent BillSenate
House of Representatives
Assent
Expanded Retirement Income Support for Former ADF Members
Regulatory Reform Omnibus Bill 2026
customs human rights intellectual property plant breeding retirement income superannuation television broadcasting veterans affairs
House of Representatives
Senate
Assent
Fines or Up to 30 Years Jail for Supplying Defence Goods That Risk International Law Violations or Genocide
Red Lines Package Omnibus Bill 2026
criminal penalties defence technology government oversight human rights international law national security
Independent BillHouse of Representatives
Senate
Assent
Ban on Requesting Information Based on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity or Sex Characteristics
Anti-Discrimination Legislation Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Sex Characteristics Discrimination Commissioner) Bill 2026
discrimination gender identity human rights intersex LGBTIQA+ sex characteristics sexual orientation
Private Member's BillSenate
House of Representatives
Assent
Protection for Human Rights and a Complaints Mechanism for Infringements
Human Rights Bill 2026
civil liberties complaints process human rights human rights commission legal redress
Independent BillHouse of Representatives
Senate
Assent
Court Powers to Strip Australian Citizenship for Terrorism Offences
Australian Citizenship Amendment (Stripping Terrorists of Australian Citizenship) Bill 2026
citizenship deportation human rights national security terrorism
Private Member's BillHouse of Representatives
Senate
Assent
Removal of Natural Justice Requirements for Third Country Reception Arrangements
Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2025 Measures No. 1) Bill 2025
detention due process human rights immigration offshore processing refugee processing visa decisions
House of Representatives
Senate
Assent
Expanded Definition of Human Rights to Include the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Amendment (Consideration of UNDRIP) Bill 2023
human rights Indigenous affairs Indigenous peoples united nations
Independent BillSenate
House of Representatives
Assent
Right to Engage in Peaceful Protest in a Public Place
Right to Protest Bill 2025
civil liberties human rights peaceful protest public assembly public order
Private Member's BillSenate
House of Representatives
Assent
[no bill text published] Biological Definitions of Sex and Exemptions for Single-Sex Arrangements
Sex Discrimination Amendment (Restoring Common Sense and Recognising Biological Sex) Bill 2026
biological sex gender identity human rights sex discrimination single-sex spaces women's rights
Opposition BillSenate
House of Representatives
Assent
[no bill text published] Removal of Gender Identity as a Protected Attribute Under the Sex Discrimination Act
Sex Discrimination Amendment (Restoring Biological Definitions) Bill 2025
anti-discrimination gender equality gender identity human rights sex discrimination
Opposition BillSenate
House of Representatives
Assent
[no bill text published] Removal of Gender Identity as a Protected Ground for Discrimination
Sex Discrimination Amendment (Acknowledging Biological Reality) Bill 2024
anti-discrimination biological sex gender identity human rights sex discrimination
Private Member's BillSenate
House of Representatives
Assent
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