Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence) Bill 2025
Amends the Defence Act 1903 to establish the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence to have general oversight of Australian defence agencies, other than the Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation, the Australian Signals Directorate and the Defence Intelligence Organisation.
Summary from the official bill homepage.
Divisions on this bill
- 5 Feb 2026Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main ideaSenate 31–10
- 5 Feb 2026Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence) Bill 2025 - in Committee - Membership of CommitteeSenate 12–26
- 5 Feb 2026Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence) Bill 2025 - in Committee - Constitution of CommitteeSenate 13–28
- 3 Mar 2026Bills — Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence) Bill 2025; in CommitteeSenate 16–28
- 4 Mar 2026Bills — Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence) Bill 2025; Third ReadingSenate 29–18
- 4 Mar 2026Bills — Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence) Bill 2025; Third ReadingSenate 30–18
Official record: bill homepage at aph.gov.au.