Royal Commissions Legislation Amendment (Protections for Providing Information) Bill 2026
Amends the: Royal Commissions Act 1902 and Criminal Code Act 1995 to provide additional protections for people who provide intelligence or operationally sensitive information to a Royal Commission on a voluntary or compulsory basis where that information is subject to secrecy provisions; and Royal Commission Regulations 2019 to ensure that these protections apply to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.
Summary from the official bill homepage.
Divisions on this bill
- 12 Mar 2026Royal Commissions Legislation Amendment (Protections for Providing Information) Bill 2026 - Third Reading - Pass the billSenate 34–10
Official record: bill homepage at aph.gov.au.