Commonwealth Workplace Protection Orders Bill 2025
Establishes a scheme for courts to make Commonwealth workplace protection orders to prevent personal violence against Commonwealth workers or in Commonwealth workplaces.
Summary from the official bill homepage.
Became law
| Act | Commonwealth Workplace Protection Orders Act 2025 |
|---|---|
| Number | No. 52, 2025 |
| Assent | 4 Nov 2025 |
| Status | In force |
Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 21 Oct 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au.
Progress
| Date | Step |
|---|---|
| House | |
| 31 Jul 2025 | Introduced and read a first time |
| 31 Jul 2025 | Second reading moved |
| 27 Aug 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 28 Aug 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 28 Aug 2025 | Second reading agreed to |
| 28 Aug 2025 | Third reading agreed to |
| Senate | |
| 1 Sep 2025 | Introduced and read a first time |
| 1 Sep 2025 | Second reading moved |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Second reading agreed to |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Third reading agreed to |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Finally passed both Houses |
| 4 Nov 2025 | Assent |
Official record: bill homepage at aph.gov.au, full text and documents on ParlInfo.