Current bills about: human rights

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NSW Human Rights Obligations for Public Authorities

Human Rights Bill 2025

civil liberties government accountability human rights legal complaints privacy public authority

Private Member's Bill

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

NT Higher Threshold for Offensive Behaviour Based on Attributes

Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill 2025

anti-discrimination educational institutions employment discrimination hate speech human rights religious freedom

ACT Right to Adequate Housing

Human Rights (Housing) Amendment Bill 2025

eviction protection housing human rights right to housing utility services

Private Member's Bill

FED 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

FED 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 Bill

Senate

House of Representatives

Assent

VIC (Greens Bill) Addition of Right to Safe and Adequate Housing to Human Rights Charter

Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Amendment (Right to Housing) Bill 2025

affordable housing housing housing standards human rights secure tenure tenancy

Private Member's Bill

Legislative Council

Legislative Assembly

Assent

FED 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 Bill

Senate

House of Representatives

Assent

NSW Fines or Up to 2 Years Jail for Publicly Inciting Racial Hatred

Crimes Amendment (Inciting Racial Hatred) Bill 2025

criminal penalties hate speech human rights public safety racial discrimination racial hatred religious freedom

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

ACT Legal Presumptions for State of Mind in Consumer Law Proceedings

Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (No 2)

civil rights consumer protection corporate liability human rights rental market retirement villages tenancy disputes whistleblower protection

NSW Anti-Discrimination and Identity Law Changes for LGBTQ People and Faith-Based Groups

Equality Legislation Amendment (LGBTIQA+) Bill 2023

anti-discrimination birth registration gender identity human rights LGBTIQA+ sex characteristics sex work surrogacy

Independent Bill

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

VIC Criminal Age Raised to 12; Youth Detention Cannot Use Solitary Confinement; Aboriginal Children Get New Cultural Rights

Youth Justice Bill 2024

child protection child safety criminal justice criminal responsibility diversion programs human rights Indigenous affairs Indigenous rights information sharing juvenile sentencing law enforcement police powers public safety sentencing youth detention youth justice +11 more

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

NSW Protection from Discrimination and Vilification on the Ground of Heterosexuality

Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Heterosexual Discrimination) Bill 2024

anti-discrimination employment rights hate speech heterosexuality human rights sexual orientation workplace discrimination

Private Member's Bill

Legislative Council

Legislative Assembly

Assent

NSW Up to 5 Years Jail for Conversion Practices That Cause Substantial Harm and New Civil Complaints Scheme for Compensation

Conversion Practices Ban Bill 2024

conversion practices criminal penalties gender identity human rights information sharing LGBTIQA+ privacy sexual orientation

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

NSW Ban on Spit Hoods for People in Custody and Mental Health Facilities

Detention Legislation Amendment (Prohibition on Spit Hoods) Bill 2023

detention centers human rights juvenile justice mental health facilities police conduct prisoner rights spit hoods

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

NSW Removal of Prosecution Approval Requirements for Hate Speech Offences

Crimes Amendment (Prosecution of Certain Offences) Bill 2023

hate speech human rights incitement of violence public safety racial discrimination religious freedom

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

VIC Declaration Requirements for Limiting Non-Derogable Human Rights

Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Amendment (Protection from Torture and Slavery) Bill 2023

forced labor government transparency human rights non-derogable rights parliamentary procedure right to life torture and mistreatment

Private Member's Bill

Legislative Council

Legislative Assembly

Assent

NSW Fines or Jail for Public Acts That Incite Religious Hatred

Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Religious Vilification) Bill 2023

civil liberties freedom of expression hate speech human rights public order religious discrimination religious freedom religious vilification

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

VIC VCAT Can Order Treatment for Violent Behaviour and Fine Disability Providers Who Use Unallowed Restrictive Practices

Disability and Social Services Regulation Amendment Bill 2023

compulsory treatment disability care disability services human rights mental health NDIS providers patient rights public health restrictive practices

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

[no bill text published] FED 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 Bill

Senate

House of Representatives

Assent

[no bill text published] QLD Ban on Sex-Based Harassment in Workplaces and Public Acts of Hatred

Strengthening Protections for Queensland Workers Amendment Bill 2026

anti-discrimination civil rights discrimination employment gender identity hate speech human rights sexual harassment sexual orientation work environment workplace harassment workplace health and safety +7 more

Opposition Bill

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