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Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Amendment Bill 2026

Amends:

Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Act 2020

  • implement certain recommendations of the 2025 Independent Review of the Foreign Arrangements Scheme

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

  • provide that certain advice and recommendations relating to the Foreign Arrangements Scheme are not prescribed administrative actions for the purposes of the security assessment framework

Summary from the official bill homepage.

Became law

ActAustralia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Amendment Act 2026
NumberNo. 80, 2026
Assent26 Aug 2026
StatusIn 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

DateStep
House
1 Jul 2026Introduced and read a first time
1 Jul 2026Second reading moved
19 Aug 2026Second reading debate
19 Aug 2026Referred to Federation Chamber
19 Aug 2026Second reading debate
19 Aug 2026Second reading agreed to
19 Aug 2026Consideration in detail debate
19 Aug 2026Third reading agreed to
Senate
20 Aug 2026Introduced and read a first time
20 Aug 2026Second reading moved
20 Aug 2026Second reading agreed to
20 Aug 2026Third reading agreed to
House
20 Aug 2026Consideration of Senate message
20 Aug 2026Finally passed both Houses
26 Aug 2026Assent

Divisions on this bill

Official record: bill homepage at aph.gov.au, full text and documents on ParlInfo.