Bill
Firearms Legislation Amendment (Repealing Unfair Gun Laws) Bill 2026
before parliament, as at 2026-08-13.
- Sponsor
- Bridget McKenzie
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2026-08-13
- second reading — 2026-08-13
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 2026-08-13.
The bill would undo the firearm buyback scheme and restore Commonwealth gun and import laws to how they were before the 2026 Act took effect.
It would repeal the National Gun Buyback Scheme and reverse changes to several Acts and instruments listed in Schedule 2 of the 2026 Act.
The bill would keep the background check requirements and the ban on importing extremist material that the 2026 Act introduced.
- Repeals the National Gun Buyback Scheme.
- Returns Commonwealth firearms and importation law to the position before the 2026 Act.
- Reverses amendments made by Schedule 2 of the 2026 Act to specified Acts and instruments.
- Does not repeal background check laws from the 2026 Act.
- Does not change the prohibition on importing violent extremist material from the 2026 Act.
Licensed gun owners, dealers and other businesses affected by the 2026 Act's changes.
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