Bill
Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill 2025
lapsed, as at 2025-03-28.
- Sponsor
- Sophie Scamps
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2025-02-10
- second reading — 2025-02-10
- other — 2025-03-28
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 2025-02-10.
This bill sets up a national framework to protect the interests of people not yet born from being overshadowed by short-term political cycles.
It would oblige government agencies to weigh the long-term effects of their choices and create an independent watchdog to speak for future Australians, along with a public consultation process.
The bill's explanatory memorandum does not specify how the public consultation would be run or when the framework would take effect.
- Introduces a federal framework for future generations' wellbeing.
- Imposes a duty on public bodies to consider long-term impacts and collaborate more effectively.
- Establishes an independent Commissioner for Future Generations.
- Requires a public consultation led by the Commissioner to shape Australia's long-term vision.
Public bodies, the Commissioner, and the Australian public would be affected.
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