VIC New Building and Plumbing Regulator for Victoria

Building and Plumbing Administration and Enforcement Bill 2026

building insurance building permits building practitioners building regulations construction industry defective building work domestic building disputes plumbing standards

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

VIC Transfer of Cladding Safety Work to the Victorian Building Authority

Cladding Safety Victoria Repeal Bill 2026

apartment repairs building permits building safety combustible cladding commercial development construction industry

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

ACT Reduced Peremptory Challenges for Parties in Criminal Trials

Juries (Peremptory Challenges) Amendment Bill 2025

court procedures criminal trials jury selection legal rights

Private Member's Bill

ACT Duty of Care for Organisations Responsible for Children and Bans on Claim Farming

Civil Law (Wrongs) Amendment Bill 2026

child abuse child safety claim farming duty of care legal ethics legal profession

ACT Information Gathering Powers and Penalties for Fuel Sellers

Fuel Legislation Amendment Bill 2026

consumer protection data privacy energy market fuel prices fuel rationing fuel supply

ACT Notification Requirements for Major Plan Amendments

Planning Legislation Amendment Bill 2026

building regulations community consultation disability access housing design land use swimming pools urban planning

FED Right to Access Superannuation for Victims of Child Sexual Abuse

Treasury Laws Amendment (The Survivors Law) Bill 2026

child safety child sexual abuse financial services superannuation victim rights

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Fines or Up to 2 Years Jail for Political Donations from Property Developers, Banks, and Certain Other Industries

Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Banning Dirty Donations) Bill 2026

campaign finance criminal penalties donor restrictions election funding elections government accountability government transparency political donations political transparency

Private Member's Bill

Senate

House of Representatives

Assent

NT Heritage Council Must Include Aboriginal Members and Cannot Reassess Sites for 5 Years

Heritage Amendment Bill 2026

ancestral remains archaeological sites cultural heritage government accountability heritage preservation heritage protection Indigenous affairs Indigenous history land management land use property ownership +6 more

NT Fines or Jail for Failing to Maintain Pipeline Safety and New Search and Questioning Powers for Inspectors

Pipelines and Petroleum Legislation Amendment (Industry Development) Bill 2026

energy infrastructure environmental protection industrial hazards inspection powers land access land use pipeline integrity pipeline safety transport infrastructure

NT Fines for Illegal Fossicking and Blocking Officers, and Mining and Surveying Groups Must Report

Mineral Titles Legislation Amendment Bill 2026

airborne surveys criminal penalties fossicking land access land management land use mineral exploration mining

NSW Legal Defence and Police Power Limits for Lawful THC Use

Road Transport Amendment (Medicinal Cannabis) Bill 2025

boating safety drug driving drug testing police powers road safety THC

Independent Bill

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

NSW Decommissioning and Land Restoration Obligations for Wind and Solar Energy Projects

Energy and Other Legislation Amendment (Renewable Energy Infrastructure) Bill 2026 (No. 2)

environmental protection land remediation renewable energy solar power transport infrastructure wind energy

Opposition Bill

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

WA Higher Fines and New Investigation Powers for Emergency Regulation Offences

Fuel, Energy and Power Resources Amendment Bill 2026

administrative law emergency management government compensation law enforcement powers public liability

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

FED Fines for Importing Goods With Fake or Altered Trade Marks

Customs Legislation Amendment (False Trade Marks Infringement Notices) Bill 2026

consumer protection counterfeit goods criminal penalties import goods import regulations intellectual property trade marks

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Registration Requirements for Occupiers of Export Establishments

Export Control Amendment (Clarifying Obligations Relating to Registered Establishments) Bill 2026

export operations export registration government certificates international trade trade regulations

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Conflict of Interest Rules for Members of the Public and Educational Lending Rights Committee

Public and Educational Lending Rights (Better Income for Authors) Bill 2026

administrative oversight conflict of interest educational resources government grants library lending public lending rights

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Transition Arrangements for Authors' Public Lending Payments

Public and Educational Lending Rights (Better Income for Authors) Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions Bill 2026

author payments intellectual property library lending public lending rights writer income

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

VIC Police Can Use Average Speed Camera Pairs in Vic; Emergency Service Vehicles Exempt from Heavy Vehicle Fatigue Rules When Responding to Emergencies; New Port Information-Gathering Powers

Roads, Road Safety and Ports Legislation Amendment Bill 2026

emergency services heavy vehicle fatigue port operations road safety speed cameras toll roads transport

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

WA Payment Restrictions for Trustees of Construction Trust Accounts

Building and Construction Industry (Security of Payment) Amendment Bill 2026

construction industry contractor payments payment withholding

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent