Bill
Australia Day Bill 2023
lapsed, as at 2023-11-14.
- Sponsor
- Pike
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2023-03-27
- second reading — 2023-03-27
- other — 2023-11-14
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2023-03-27.
This bill is part of a package that would give Australia Day legal status as a national day in federal law.
The bill would fix 26 January as the date of Australia Day and require any future change to be decided by a national plebiscite.
The plebiscite would be open to people eligible to vote in federal elections, and any alternative date must include 26 January as an option.
- Establishes Australia Day as a national day in federal law.
- Sets 26 January as the official date.
- Requires a national plebiscite for any future date change.
- Stipulates that 26 January must be an option in the plebiscite.
- Limits voting in the plebiscite to those qualified to vote in federal elections.
All Australians, particularly those eligible to vote in federal elections.
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