New Police Powers to Enter Premises and Detain Vehicles for Extradition
Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Bill 2026
House of Representatives
Senate
Assent
Topics
criminal procedure drug offences extradition law enforcement organized crime police powers search warrants
Introduced by: The Hon Michelle Rowland MP (ALP)
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
The Debate
What different members said when this bill was debated:
Michelle Rowland ALP
“I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Bill 2026 supports the effective administration of government by updating and improving key pieces of crimes-related legislation.”
Julian Leeser LIB
“I rise to speak on the Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Bill 2026. The coalition will not be opposing this bill in the House. However, I want to put on the record some important concerns about what this bill represents and, more tellingly, what it does not.”
Michaelia Cash LIB
“I rise to speak on the Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No.1) Bill 2026. The coalition will not be opposing this bill; however, we will be moving an amendment to ensure that the expanded extradition arrest powers are subject to the appropriate parliamentary review.”
David Shoebridge GRN
“The Greens have significant concerns with the Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No.1) Bill 2026 and will be seeking to amend it in committee. I want to be clear that if those amendments don’t succeed, we’ll be opposing it on the third read. This is an omnibus bill. You don’t get to use the word ’omnibus’ much, other than in the Senate; it’s nice that we haven’t lost that word.”
Leah Blyth LIB
“The coalition will not oppose the Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Bill 2026. Much of this bill is technical or procedural in nature. Where it modernises, clarifies and improves Commonwealth criminal justice, policing and prosecution laws, the coalition is supportive of those measures.”
Pauline Hanson PHON
“I rise in support of the Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Bill 2026. I’m also going to flag One Nation’s amendment to the legislation. This amendment will correct a grave injustice imposed on veterans and serving members of the Australian Defence Force. This amendment is about fairness. It’s about the proper application of the rule of law.”
Sean Bell PHON
“I also rise to speak to the Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No.1) Bill 2026. We heard from my colleague Senator Blyth before that, yes, much of this bill is technical or procedural and the coalition does support the modernisation, clarification and improvement of the Commonwealth criminal justice system policing and prosecution laws.”
Matt O'Sullivan LIB
“I rise to speak on the Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Bill 2026. As my colleagues have indicated in their contributions, the coalition will not oppose the bulk of this bill.”
Helen Polley ALP
“I’d like to speak in support of the Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Bill 2026, and I do that because this is really important legislation. It’s a practical bill that is going to reinforce the responsibilities of law enforcement in this country.”
Nita Green ALP
“As my fellow colleagues in the government have said, this piece of legislation, the Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Bill 2026, is critical to supporting law enforcement related agencies to keep the community safe. I understand there’s a second reading amendment for discussion, and there’ll be a committee stage with further amendments.”