Current bills about: sentencing

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NSW Up to 14 Years Jail for Causing Death or Injury While Speeding or Under the Influence; Jail for Fleeing Police or Leaving the Scene of a Fatal Crash; Jail for Sharing Images of Crash Victims

Crimes Amendment (Serious Road Crimes) Bill 2026

criminal justice criminal penalties drug use police powers public safety road safety road transport sentencing

1st House

2nd House

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QLD Breach Bail, Go to Jail -- Even If It Breaches Human Rights Law

Breach Bail, Go to Jail and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2026

bail criminal justice human rights juvenile justice police powers sentencing

NSW Life Jail Without Parole for Killing a Partner While Under a Domestic Violence Order or Bail

Crimes Amendment (Mandatory Life Sentences) Bill 2026

criminal justice criminal penalties domestic violence sentencing youth justice

Independent Bill

1st House

2nd House

Assent

SA Expanded Definitions of Terrorist Acts and Offences

Statutes Amendment (State Sponsors of Terrorism) Bill 2026

bail crime national security preventative detention sentencing terrorism

Legislative Council

House of Assembly

Assent

SA Tribunal Must Keep Police Intelligence Secret, Therapy Notes Get More Court Protection, and Cooperating Witnesses Can Be Re-sentenced

Statutes Amendment (Attorney-General's Portfolio and Related Matters) Bill 2026

child safety confidentiality court procedures criminal intelligence criminal justice evidence information sharing justice law enforcement mental health road safety sentencing speed limits speeding offences +9 more

House of Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

NSW Bail Authorities Can Require People to Live in Rehab; Stricter Rules for Using Child Evidence in Court; Life Sentences for Certain Crimes Must Be Served for Life

Justice Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous) Bill (No 2) 2026

child safety court procedures criminal justice data privacy mental health privacy sentencing youth justice

1st House

2nd House

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VIC Fines or Jail for Controlling a Partner Through Abuse and New Protections for Children Groomed for Sexual Offences

Justice Legislation Amendment (Family Violence, Coercive Control, Good Character, Risk Assessment and Other Matters) Bill 2026

child safety coercive control court fines court sentencing criminal justice domestic violence family violence public safety sentencing sexual grooming victim protection youth justice +7 more

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Legislative Council

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QLD More People Recognised as Victims for Sentencing; New Rules for Victim Impact Statements; Coroners Court Must Notify Families of Inquests

Justice Legislation (Strengthening Victims' Rights) Amendment Bill 2026

court procedures criminal justice sentencing victim impact statements victim rights

QLD Omnibus Bill: Prisoners Have Fewer Rights, Parole Is Harder to Get, and Victims Must Keep Secrets

Protecting Queenslanders from Dangerous Prisoners and Strengthening Victims' Rights Amendment Bill 2026

criminal justice human rights information sharing police powers sentencing victim rights

TAS Higher Sentences for Electronically Publishing Material Related to Crimes

Sentencing Amendment (Publication of Criminal Activity) Bill 2026

criminal justice cyberbullying online harassment sentencing social media victim protection

House of Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

VIC Up to Life in Jail for Recruiting Children to Commit Serious Crimes

Crimes Amendment (Recruitment of Children for Criminal Activity) Bill 2026

child exploitation child protection child safety criminal justice criminal penalties criminal recruitment organized crime sentencing youth justice

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

QLD Up to 3 Years Jail for Falsely Claiming to Be a Government Agency

Penalties and Sentences (Sexual Offences) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

child protection child safety criminal justice criminal penalties government accountability government impersonation sentencing sentencing guidelines victim rights working with children

QLD Extension of the Sunset Date for Youth Justice Legislation

Youth Justice (Monitoring Devices) Amendment Bill 2025

criminal justice juvenile law monitoring devices sentencing youth justice

ACT Courts Can Order Pre-Sentence Reports for Guilty Pleas, Sex Offender Registry Expanded, and Restorative Justice Must Be Reported

Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (No 2)

child exploitation child safety court procedures court proceedings criminal assets criminal justice mental health mental health care privacy restorative justice sentencing sex offender registry unexplained wealth victim rights +9 more

FED Parole Board Cannot Grant Parole to Terrorists Unless Exceptional Circumstances Exist and Gains Power to Cancel Parole Before Release

Commonwealth Parole Board (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025

community safety court procedures criminal justice national security parole prisoner release public safety sentencing

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

NT Minimum Non-Parole Periods for Murder of a Partner or Intimate Partner

Sentencing Amendment (Murder) Bill 2026

domestic violence intimate partner violence murder non-parole periods sentencing

ACT Harsher Penalties for Crimes Against Pregnant People of Any Gender, and Sex Is Now Part of Serious Vilification

Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (No 3)

child safety court procedures criminal justice discrimination gender equality hate speech human rights legal profession pregnant persons sentencing vilification vulnerable people +7 more

NSW Children Aged 10 to 13 Presumed Not Guilty Unless They Knew Their Conduct Was Seriously Wrong

Children (Criminal Proceedings) and Young Offenders Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

child safety child welfare court procedures criminal justice cultural needs Indigenous affairs Indigenous rights sentencing victim rights youth justice

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

NSW Fines or Jail for FGM at Any Age, New Sex Crimes Involving Children, and Child Abuse Material Rules Expanded to Under 18s

Crimes Amendment (Sexual Offences and Female Genital Mutilation) Bill 2025

body piercing child abuse material child protection child safety criminal justice criminal law female genital mutilation sentencing sexual offences tattooing

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

NSW Administrative Review Tribunal Takes Over for Administrative Appeals Tribunal in Many Laws

Statute Law Amendment (Administrative Appeals Tribunal) Bill 2025

administrative review corporate governance court procedures environmental protection healthcare human embryo research maritime safety medicines prisoner rights sentencing therapeutic goods tunnel management water efficiency +8 more

Legislative Council

Legislative Assembly

Assent

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