VIC New Responsibilities for Stable and Strong Families Partners

Children, Youth and Families Amendment (Supporting Stable and Strong Families) Bill 2025

Aboriginal cultural identity child protection child welfare children's education children's health Indigenous affairs social services youth services

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

VIC Prosecution Restrictions for Offences Involving the Misuse of Police Powers

Crimes Amendment Bill 2026

criminal law criminal prosecutions juvenile justice police powers

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

VIC Power Companies Must Work With Energy Safe Victoria to Develop and Implement Network Resilience Plans

Energy and Other Legislation Amendment (Resilience Reforms and Other Matters) Bill 2026

energy networks energy regulation infrastructure power distribution utility planning

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

FED Funding Restrictions for Projects Affecting Tier 1 and Tier 2 Agricultural Land

Prime Agricultural Land Protection Bill 2026 (No. 2)

agricultural land community consultation farming productivity foreign ownership land rights property compensation

Opposition Bill

Senate

House of Representatives

Assent

NT Expanded Definition of Local Court to Include Youth Justice Court

Bail Amendment Bill 2026

bail court system youth justice

FED Petroleum Licencees Must Reserve 15% of Previous Year's Exports for Commonwealth Use

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Domestic Reserve) Bill 2026

energy infrastructure energy security fuel availability land management mining natural gas natural resources petroleum petroleum production resource management

Private Member's Bill

Senate

House of Representatives

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

FED Tax on Taxable Superannuation Earnings

Superannuation (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Imposition Bill 2026

income tax retirement savings superannuation taxation

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Tax on Superannuation Balances Exceeding the Large Balance Threshold

Treasury Laws Amendment (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Bill 2026

high net worth tax income tax retirement savings superannuation tax thresholds

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Validation of Review Fee Amounts from 2011 to 2024

Corporations (Review Fees) Amendment (Technical Amendments) Bill 2025

fee review government charges

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

TAS Ban on Hydraulic Fracturing for Mining Authorisation Holders (Fracking)

Mineral Resources Legislation (Ban on Fracking) Bill 2026

fracking geothermal energy hydraulic fracturing mining natural resources

Private Member's Bill

House of Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

ACT Certification Powers for Nurse Practitioners to Issue Cause of Death Certificates

Nurse Practitioners Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

coroner jurisdiction death certification end of life care healthcare medical records

FED New Defence Committee: Fines or Jail for Obstructing Investigations

Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence) Bill 2025

confidentiality criminal penalties government accountability government oversight national defence national security parliamentary committees public accountability witness protection

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Up to 15 Years Jail for Using the Internet or Phone Networks to Make Technology for Child Abuse Material

Criminal Code Amendment (Using Technology to Generate Child Abuse Material) Bill 2025

artificial intelligence child abuse material child protection child safety criminal justice data privacy data scraping law enforcement online safety

Independent Bill

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED New Criteria for Determining Cyber Abuse Against Australian Adults

Online Safety Amendment (Broadening Adult Cyber Abuse Protections) Bill 2026

cyber abuse internet content online harassment online safety privacy private sexual material

Private Member's Bill

Senate

House of Representatives

Assent

FED Legal Immunity for Local Court Judges Performing Federal Magistrate Functions

Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (New South Wales Local Court) Bill 2026

bankruptcy court system customs extradition judicial appointments

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

WA Up to 3 Years Jail for Sharing Material That Humiliates Victims or Glorifies Crime

Criminal Code Amendment (Post and Boast Offence) Bill 2025

content removal criminal justice criminal penalties digital content digital safety material dissemination online content online safety public safety victim rights

Legislative Council

Legislative Assembly

Assent

VIC New Bans and Oversight for Medical Treatment for Intersex People

Health Safeguards for People Born with Variations in Sex Characteristics Bill 2025

health information healthcare regulation intersex medical practitioners medical treatment patient consent treatment plans

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

VIC New Rules for Holding Institutions Responsible for Child Abuse

Justice Legislation Amendment (Vicarious Liability for Child Abuse) Bill 2025

child abuse civil litigation institutional liability legal claims victim rights

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

WA Tax Obligations for Gene Technology Users

Gene Technology (Western Australia) Amendment Bill 2025

biotechnology gene technology licence charges taxation

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent