Last checked for updates: 27 October 2026

Current bills about: land use

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6 current bills found.

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FED Fines or Jail for Entering, Filming, or Flying Drones in Defence Security Zones; Security Cameras Banned in Bathrooms and Change Rooms

Defence Legislation Amendment (Accelerating Capability and Protecting Bases) Bill 2026

criminal penalties land use law enforcement national security privacy public safety surveillance

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

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Defence Minister Cannot Sell Defence Land to Private Buyers Unless It Is in the National Interest; Sales Must Be Explained to Parliament

Protecting Australia's Defence Heritage Bill 2026

government accountability government oversight land management land use national security

Opposition Bill

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

Senate

House of Representatives

Assent

FED Clean Energy Finance Corporation Cannot Invest in Farmland for Carbon Credits

Clean Energy Finance Corporation Amendment (Protecting Australian Farmland) Bill 2026

carbon credits climate change environmental protection farmland forestry land use

Opposition Bill

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

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Ban on Constitutional Corporations Constructing Wind Farms in State Forests

Stopping Wind Farms in State Forests Bill 2025

energy infrastructure forest conservation land use renewable energy state forests wind farms

Independent Bill

23 Jun 2026: This bill has lapsed and is no longer under discussion.

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

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

23 Jul 2025: MPs in the first house are debating whether this bill is a good idea in principle.

Senate

House of Representatives

Assent

[no bill text published] FED Restrictions on Non-Agricultural Use of Prime Agricultural Land

Protecting Australia's Prime Agricultural Land Bill 2026

agricultural land farming food security land use

Independent Bill

13 Oct 2026: This bill has lapsed and is no longer under discussion.

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent