Occupied Territories Goods and Services (Import Prohibition) Bill 2026 (Cth)
Bill for an Act to prohibit the importation of goods and services from occupied territories, and for related purposes.
Australia has a legal duty under international law to prevent genocide and not be involved in crimes against humanity.
Right now, our laws don’t do enough to stop Australia from being complicit in these crimes through charity work, institutional partnerships, trillion-dollar investments, military trade, and embedded personnel.
Our proposed Bill aims to to prohibit the importation and trade of goods and services originating from occupied territories and to ensure Australia complies with its obligations under international law, including the duty of non-recognition of unlawful territorial acquisition.
Our BIll does the following:
Criminalises importing, selling, or assisting trade in settlement goods.
Prohibits acquisition or provision of services linked to illegal settlements.
Bans extraction of natural resources from occupied territories.
Applies to Australian citizens, residents, corporations, and entities controlled in Australia.
Establishes offences, penalties, reporting duties, and enforcement mechanisms.
The Bill gives domestic effect to Australia's obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights by preventing economic activity that contributes to unlawful occupation, settlement expansion, and resource exploitation.
Our BIll forms part of the Red Lines Package.
Passing this package will have an immediate impact and stop Australian arms exports and investments from contributing to human suffering.
The Red Lines Package is groundbreaking legislation that will heal societal divisions. It sends a clear message:
Public money should only be used for the public good and managed in a way that’s open, honest, and responsible.
Our governments should be answerable for how they use public money and resources.
No matter who the victims or perpetrators are, our country will not enable crimes.
Australia should not be involved in crimes overseas that cause deep suffering at home.
When something wrong happens, there should be real consequences.
Australia will act in line with the values it believes in.