Submission on the Defence Legislation Amendment (Accelerating Capability and Protecting Bases) Bill 2026

Posted on November 9, 2026 by Digital Rights Watch

Digital Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide comment to the committee on the defence legislation amendment 2026

This short submission highlights our position on a small number of critical issues. In summary - extending the scope of the bill to include corporations working on electronic capabilities is problematic from a human rights perspective.