Legislation Tracker

The Legislation Tracker is a document updated once a month. It records the known and anticipated future legislation with some direct impact on the local government sector. 

Legislation is classified into three categories: 

• in the final stages of the Parliamentary process (red) – the Bill has passed the point where public submissions or other action can influence the final design of legislation (i.e. we define this point as having been reached when the Bill is reported from the Select Committee. It is unusual for Parliament to accept an amendment in the Committee of the House stage that is not promoted by the Government) 
• live for submissions (white) – legislation is on the Parliamentary Order paper and is either open for submission or awaits a referral to the Select Committee 
• upcoming (green) – legislation has been signalled in coalition agreements or Ministerial statements, etc. In noted instances, some items may be speculative based on staff assessment of what would be required to give effect to a policy commitment. 

As of 21 August there are 25 Bills in the tracker. 

One bill has been added to the tracker this month:

• The Health Act (Offensive Trades) Amendment Bill

Two bills have left the tracker this month:

• The Infrastructure Funding and Financing Amendment Bill (received royal assent on 4 August 2026)
• The Climate Change Response (Tort Liability) Amendment Bill (completed the Parliamentary process on 18 August 2026)

Bills that have completed the Parliamentary process are not law until they receive royal assent – this usually takes about a week after a Bill completes the Parliamentary process.