Bill
National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2026
passed, as at 2026-03-26. Social Services portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Social Services
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2026-02-05
- second reading — 2026-02-05
- second reading — 2026-02-10
- second reading — 2026-02-11
- second reading — 2026-02-11
- third reading — 2026-02-11
- introduced — 2026-03-03
- second reading — 2026-03-03
- second reading — 2026-03-23
- second reading — 2026-03-25
- committee — 2026-03-25
- third reading — 2026-03-25
- passed — 2026-03-25
- royal assent — 2026-03-26
Divisions
- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2026-02-11.14.1) to agree with the bill's main idea. In other words, they voted to read the bill for a second time and can now discuss it in more detail. ### What does this bill do? This bill was introduced along with the National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Bill 2026. According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd2526/26bd043), which is a document created by the parliamentary library: > *The purpose of the National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Bill 2026 (the Bill) is to establish the National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People (the National Commission) as a statutory agency and the National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People (the National Commissioner) as a statutory officer, with the functions and powers to advance the interests of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people.* > > *The National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2026 (the Transitional Bill) deals with transitional matters arising from the enactment of the Bill to support the transition of the National Commission from an Executive Agency to a Statutory Agency.* — 2026-02-11, House of Representatives: affirmative, ayes 97, noes 39
- Glenn Sterle The question is that the amendment moved by Senator Waters be agreed to. — 2026-03-25, Senate: negative, ayes 13, noes 29
- Glenn Sterle The question is that the bill be now read a second time. — 2026-03-25, Senate: affirmative, ayes 38, noes 25
Plain-language summary
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Sources
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