Bill
Firearms Legislation Amendment (Repealing Unfair Gun Laws) Bill 2026 (No. 2)
before parliament, as at 2026-09-07.
- Sponsor
- David Littleproud
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2026-09-07
- second reading — 2026-09-07
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 2026-09-07.
This bill would repeal the national firearms buyback framework and reverse specified firearms changes made in January 2026.
It would restore earlier rules for firearm imports, related information sharing and online material about manufacturing firearms or explosives.
The expanded background-check arrangements and restrictions on violent extremist material and prohibited symbols would remain.
- Ends the Commonwealth legislation establishing the national gun buyback.
- Reverses specified import controls, public-safety tests and police certification changes.
- Removes the new carriage-service offences concerning firearm and explosives manufacturing material.
- Retains the January 2026 background-check changes and the separate extremist-material restrictions.
Licensed firearm owners, dealers, importers and the agencies administering Commonwealth firearms rules are affected.
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