FED Repeal of the National Gun Buyback Scheme

Firearms Legislation Amendment (Repealing Unfair Gun Laws) Bill 2026 (No. 2)

border imports crime customs firearms gun buyback hate speech

Private Member's Bill

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Tax Offsets for Companies Donating Food to Registered Food Charities

Tax Laws Amendment (Incentivising Food Donations to Charitable Organisations) Bill 2026

charitable giving food donations food waste tax offsets taxes

Opposition Bill

Senate

House of Representatives

Assent

TAS Restrictions on Using Character References for Serious Offenders

Sentencing Amendment (Good Character) Bill 2026

court discretion criminal sentencing family violence serious crimes sexual offences victim rights

House of Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

TAS Registration and Fitness Requirements for Teachers

Teachers Registration Bill 2026

education professional standards student safety teacher registration vocational training

House of Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

TAS Forest Practices Advisory Council Must Include People with Experience in Tree Growing and Non-Tree Farming Nominated by TasFarmers

Forest Practices Amendment Bill 2026

agriculture environment forestry land management tree growing

House of Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

TAS Local Councils Must Publish a Register of Interests of Councilors; Local Councils Can\'t Do Things During Election Seasons Like Hire New Managers or Help Advertise Councilors

Local Government Amendment (Electoral Reforms) Bill 2026

conflict of interest election rules government local council political ethics public transparency

House of Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

TAS Fines for Failing to Vote in Council Elections; Citizens Must Have Lived in Tassie for 12 Months to Qualify for the Local Council Electoral Roll

Local Government Electoral Bill 2026

elections electoral roll local government voter registration voting

House of Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

SA Governor Sets Terms for Election Leaders; Leaders Can Be Reappointed; Election Rule Deadline Moved to 2028

Electoral (Appointments and Expiry of Part 13A Modifications) Amendment Bill 2026

elections government accountability

Legislative Council

House of Assembly

Assent

SA Local Councils Must Stick To Their Legal Duties; Councils Must Benefit Ratepayers; Services Must Be Efficient

Local Government (Role of Council) Amendment Bill 2026

government accountability government oversight local government

Private Member's Bill

Legislative Council

House of Assembly

Assent

SA Fines up to $20,000 for Unfairly Firing Staff or Discriminating in Trade; Employees Can Now Share Pay Info; No More 5-Day Cap on Minimum Sick and Carer's Leave

Statutes Amendment (Industrial Relations Portfolio - No 2) Bill 2026

court procedures criminal penalties employment rights environmental protection industrial relations public safety workplace health and safety

Legislative Council

House of Assembly

Assent

TAS Lower Evidentiary Threshold for Interim High Risk Offender Orders

Justice and Related Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill (No. 2) 2025

criminal justice domestic abuse election integrity family violence high risk offenders justice of the peace sexual violence voting rights

House of Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

TAS Powers for TASCAT to Extend or Shorten Proceeding Time Limits

Justice and Related Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2026

administrative tribunals court fees highways legal proceedings local government retirement villages

House of Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

TAS Emergency Declaration Powers and Reporting Obligations for the Emergency Management Minister

Public Health Amendment (Emergency Powers) Bill 2026

administrative oversight emergency management emergency powers government accountability public health

House of Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

SA The Arts Minister Must Make an Arts, Culture and Creative Industries Policy

Arts, Culture and Creative Industries Bill 2026

arts and culture arts funding creative industries cultural policy

House of Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

SA Rent Cannot Go Up Faster than Inflation; Landlords Cannot Readvertise A Place To Get Higher Rent;

Residential Tenancies (Rent Control) Amendment Bill 2026

housing rent control rent increases rental market rooming houses tenancy

Private Member's Bill

Legislative Council

House of Assembly

Assent

VIC Workplace Protection Orders for Victims of Violence and Abuse

Workplace Protection Orders Bill 2026

harassment occupational health protection orders worker protection workplace health and safety workplace violence

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

VIC New Hospital Classifications for Nurse and Midwife to Patient Ratios

Safe Patient Care (Nurse to Patient and Midwife to Patient Ratios) Amendment Bill 2026

healthcare hospital staffing midwife to patient ratios nurse to patient ratios public health

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

TAS Taxi Operators Face Fewer Offences, Training Contracts Are Easier to Cancel, and Old Laws Are Abolished

Legislation and Regulatory Review (Building Tasmania) Bill 2026

criminal penalties education energy land use local government passenger transport road transport roads taxi services transport vocational training +6 more

House of Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

TAS Publication Methods for Library Fee Guidelines

Legislation and Regulatory Review (Education) Bill 2026

archives child safety education public libraries public records

House of Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

TAS Exemption Powers for Food Act Regulations

Legislation and Regulatory Review (Health) Bill 2026

blood transfusion food safety health paramedic services poisons public health

House of Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent