Bill
Climate Change (National Framework for Adaptation) Bill 2025
lapsed, as at 2026-03-24.
- Sponsor
- Zali Steggall
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2025-08-25
- second reading — 2025-08-25
- other — 2026-03-24
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 2025-08-25.
This bill would create a legal framework for the federal government to regularly assess climate risks and make long-term plans to adapt to them.
The Climate Change Authority would conduct a risk assessment every five years, and the minister would then set a national adaptation plan with strategies, funding and monitoring.
The framework requires all new bills in Parliament to include a statement on whether they are compatible with climate adaptation, and the federal budget must incorporate the cost of climate risk.
- Requires the minister to determine a National Adaptation Plan after each risk assessment.
- Obliges the Authority to report annually to the minister on the plan's progress.
- Mandates public release of climate change reports, including declassified versions of top-secret documents.
- Introduces statements of compatibility for all new bills to assess climate adaptation consistency.
Australian communities, homes, businesses, infrastructure and the Australian economy.
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