NSW Ends Legal Power to Flood Blue Mountains National Park and Allows Water NSW to Manage Downstream Floods

Water NSW Amendment (Warragamba Dam) Bill 2026

dams flood mitigation national parks water management

Independent Bill

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

FED Funding for the Department of the House of Representatives and the Department of Parliamentary Services

Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 2) 2025-2026

budget budget appropriation government spending parliamentary funding public finance

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Federal Budget 2025-2026 (Bill No. 3)

Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2025-2026

budget budget allocation government funding government spending public finance

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Federal Budget 2025-2026 (Bill No. 4)

Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2025-2026

budget budget allocation financial administration government spending public finance public funding

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Higher Maximum Penalties for Competition and Consumer Law Breaches

Treasury Laws Amendment (Doubling Penalties for ACCC Enforcement) Bill 2026

business conduct competition consumer protection corporate liability market regulation

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Disallowance Requirements for Legislative Instruments Made Under the Housing Australia Act

Housing Australia Amendment (Accountability) Bill 2025

housing public housing social housing

Opposition Bill

Senate

House of Representatives

Assent

TAS New Monitoring and Disclosure Obligations for Reportable Offenders

Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Bill 2025

child protection child safety criminal justice electronic monitoring offender monitoring

House of Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

FED Defence Force Members Cannot Serve Overseas Without Parliament's Permission or an Emergency

Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill 2020

defence emergency powers government accountability government transparency military deployment national emergency national security overseas service parliamentary oversight

Private Member's Bill

Senate

House of Representatives

Assent

FED Fees for Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check Services

Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (National Policing Information Charges) Bill 2026

criminal history checks government fees public records public safety

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

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Transitional Arrangements for the National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People

National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2026

child safety Indigenous affairs Indigenous children youth welfare

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Warrant Powers Allowing the National Commissioner to Compel Documents and Testimony

National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Bill 2026

civil liberties data privacy government surveillance Indigenous affairs Indigenous leadership information sharing law enforcement

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

VIC New Powers to Speed up Gas Pipeline Upgrades and Issue Fines

National Gas (Victoria) Amendment Bill 2025

energy infrastructure energy regulation gas pipelines LNG storage natural gas transmission systems

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

FED Employment Restrictions for the CEO and Director of Safeguards of Austrade

Commonwealth Entities Legislation Amendment Bill 2026

conflict of interest executive conduct government employment public service

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Reporting and Planning Obligations for National Climate Change Risks

Climate Change (National Framework for Adaptation) Bill 2025

climate change environmental policy government spending national adaptation plan public transparency risk assessment

Independent Bill

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED New Funding Cluster for Society and Culture Units of Study

Higher Education Support Amendment (Fair Study and Opportunity) Bill 2025

arts and humanities college tuition higher education university funding

Independent Bill

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Debt Waiver Requirements and Administration Standards for Social Security and Student Assistance Payments

Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Responding to Robodebt) Bill 2025

administrative error automated decision making domestic violence government debt public assistance social security welfare payments

Independent Bill

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Ban on Advertising Superannuation Products During Employee Onboarding

Treasury Laws Amendment (Supporting Choice in Superannuation and Other Measures) Bill 2025

charitable donations employee benefits retirement savings sports funding superannuation tax exemptions

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

NT Certificate of Compliance Exemptions for Replacing Electrical Fittings

Electrical Safety Amendment Bill 2026

compliance certificates electrical fittings electrical safety electrical work

WA Information Request Powers and Disciplinary Penalties for Education and Care Services

Education and Care Services National Law Application Bill 2025

child care child safety early childhood education education services

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent