List of Australian federal legislation
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This is a list of some notable Australian federal legislation. All current Australian legislation is available online at ComLaw.
[edit] 20th century
- 1901 - Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (No 2 of 1901)
- 1901 - Customs Act 1901 (No 6 of 1901)
- 1901 - Excise Act 1901 (No 9 of 1901)
- 1901 - Pacific Island Labourers Act (No 16 of 1901)
- 1901 - Immigration Restriction Act 1901 (No 17 of 1901)
- 1902 - Commonwealth Franchise Act 1902 (No 8 of 1902)
- 1903 - Judiciary Act 1903 (No 6 of 1903)
- 1903 - Defence Act 1903 (No 20 of 1903)
- 1904 - Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904 (No 13 of 1904)
- 1906 - Designs Act 1906 (No 4 of 1906)
- 1908 - Quarantine Act 1908 (No 3 of 1908)
- 1914 - Crimes Act 1914 (No 12 of 1914)
- 1918 - Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (No 27 of 1918)
- 1928 - Transport Workers Act 1928 (No 37 of 1928)
- 1938 - Passports Act 1938 (No 15 of 1938)
- 1942 - Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942 (No 56 of 1942)
- 1948 - Australian Citizenship Act 1948 (No 83 of 1948)
- 1958 - Migration Act 1958 (No 62 of 1958)
- 1959 - Banking Act 1959 (No 6 of 1959)
- 1961 - Marriage Act 1961 (No 12 of 1961)
- 1968 - Copyright Act 1968 (No 63 of 1968)
- 1973 - Insurance Act 1973 (No 76 of 1973)
- 1973 - Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973 (No 161 of 1973)
- 1974 - Trade Practices Act 1974 (No 51 of 1974)
- 1975 - Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (No 52 of 1975)
- 1975 - Family Law Act 1975 (No 53 of 1975)
- 1976 - Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (No 156 of 1976)
- 1976 - Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1976 (No 191 of 1976)
- 1980 - Crimes (Taxation Offences) Act 1980 (No 156 of 1980)
- 1982 - Freedom of Information Act 1982 (No 3 of 1982)
- 1982 - Taxation (Unpaid Company Tax) Assessment Act 1982 (No. 119 of 1982)
- 1984 - Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (No 4 of 1984)
- 1986 - Income Tax Act 1986 (No 108 of 1986)
- 1986 - Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (No 125 of 1986)
- 1986 - Australia Act 1986 (No 142 of 1986)
- 1988 - Extradition Act 1988 (No 4 of 1988)
- 1988 - Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988 (No 64 of 1988)
- 1988 - Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (No 106 of 1988)
- 1988 - Privacy Act 1988 (No 119 of 1988)
- 1988 - Higher Education Funding Act 1988 (No 2 of 1989)
- 1989 - Lands Acquisition Act 1989 (No 15 of 1989)
- 1990 - Patents Act 1990 (No 83 of 1990)
- 1991 - Social Security Act 1991 (No 46 of 1991)
- 1992 - Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (No 135 of 1992)
- 1992 - Radiocommunications Act 1992 (No 174 of 1992)
- 1993 - Native Title Act 1993 (No 110 of 1993)
- 1996 - Workplace Relations Act 1996 (No 60 of 1996)
- 1997 - Telecommunications Act 1997 (No 47 of 1997)
- 1997 - Euthanasia Laws Act 1997 (No 17 of 1997)
- 1998 - Charter of Budget Honesty Act 1998 (No 22 of 1998)
- 1998 - Native Title Amendment Act 1998 (No 97 of 1998)
- 1999 - Federal Magistrates Act 1999 (No 193 of 1999)
[edit] 21st century
- 2001 - Corporations Act 2001 (No 50 of 2001)
- 2001 - Intelligence Services Act 2001 (No 152 of 2001)
- 2003 - Intelligence Services Amendment Act 2004 (No 57 of 2004)
- 2004 - Corporate Law Economic Reform Program Act 2004 (No 103 of 2004)
- 2004 - Australian anti-terrorism legislation, 2004, incorporating:
- 2004 - Anti-terrorism Act 2004 (No 104 of 2004)
- 2004 - Anti-terrorism Act (No 2) 2004 (No 124 of 2004)
- 2004 - Anti-terrorism Act (No 3) 2004 (No 125 of 2004)
- 2005 - Anti-Terrorism Act 2005 (No 127 of 2005)
- 2005 - Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Act 2005 (No 153 of 2005)