On 16 August 2018 the Senate referred the Freedom of Speech Legislation Amendment (Censorship) Bill 2018, Freedom of Speech Legislation Amendment (Insult and Offend) Bill 2018 and the Freedom of Speech Legislation Amendment (Security) Bill 2018 to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 3 December 2018. On 3 December 2018, the Senate extended the committee's reporting date to 8 March 2019.
The deadline for submissions to the inquiry is 20 September 2018.