Last checked for updates: 18 September 2026

Current bills about: surveillance

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4 current bills found.

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FED Expanded Scope and Oversight for ASIO Questioning Warrants

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2025

civil liberties espionage foreign interference government oversight intelligence gathering national security surveillance

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

This bill kicks in: TBA

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Continuing Detention Orders for Terrorist Offenders

Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill 2026

counter terrorism detention law enforcement powers national security privacy surveillance

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

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Search and Summons Powers for the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC)

Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission Bill 2026

civil liberties intelligence gathering law enforcement powers organized crime search warrants surveillance

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

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Entry Powers and Liability Exemptions for Intelligence and Security Officials

Strengthening Oversight of the National Intelligence Community Bill 2025

government accountability intelligence oversight law enforcement national security privacy surveillance

27 Nov 2025: Passed by Parliament and signed off by the governor.

This bill kicks in: TBA

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent