Bill
Defence Force Discipline Amendment (RCDVS Implementation and Related Measures No. 1) Bill 2026
passed, as at 2026-09-28. Defence portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Defence
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2026-04-01
- second reading — 2026-04-01
- other — 2026-05-13
- second reading — 2026-05-13
- second reading — 2026-05-13
- other — 2026-05-14
- third reading — 2026-05-14
- introduced — 2026-06-22
- second reading — 2026-06-22
- second reading — 2026-09-17
- second reading — 2026-09-17
- committee — 2026-09-17
- third reading — 2026-09-17
- other — 2026-09-17
- passed — 2026-09-17
- royal assent — 2026-09-28
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 2026-04-01.
This bill would change military discipline rules following the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.
It would amend the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 to adopt commission recommendations, update how mental health is handled in the system, and add fairness and efficiency measures.
The bill also makes minor changes to several other Acts, including the Defence Act 1903 and the Defence Force Discipline Appeals Act 1955.
- Implements key recommendations from the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.
- Modernises the way mental health is treated in the military justice system.
- Introduces fairness, streamlining and efficiency measures to the military discipline framework.
Defence Force personnel involved in disciplinary proceedings and military commanders.
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