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Next sitting: 13 Oct 2026 (Legislative Assembly), then 13 Oct 2026 (Legislative Council), then 14 Oct 2026 (Legislative Assembly) · from the parliament’s sitting calendar
Lobbying of Government Officials Amendment (Access and Influence) Bill 2026
Stage dates · latest 24 Sep 2026: Second reading speech (Ms KOBI SHETTY), Assembly
Local Jobs First Bill 2026
Stage dates · latest 24 Sep 2026: Third reading, Council
Climate Change (Net Zero Future) Amendment (Removal of Interim Climate Targets) Bill 2026
Stage dates · latest 24 Sep 2026: Second reading speech (Mr ROY BUTLER), Assembly
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Draft management plan for the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve
Fuel Quality Standards (Petrol) Amendment Determination (No. 3) 2026
Draft National Recovery Plan for the South-eastern glossy black cockatoo
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Fines Regulation 2025
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Draft management plan for the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve
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Draft threat abatement plan for predation by European red fox – Vulpes vulpes – 2026
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Draft management plan for the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve
Summary
The Head of the Australian Antarctic Division has prepared a draft management plan for the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve, Australia's most remote Commonwealth marine reserve covering 380,631 square kilometres in the southern Indian Ocean. The previous plan expired on 14 October 2024. Once finalised, the new plan will guide management for 10 years. Public consultation closes 28 October 2026.
Checked against the source text · Official source: consult.dcceew.gov.au
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