On 11 May 2023, the Senate referred the Defence Capability Assurance and Oversight Bill 2023 to the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 7 September 2023.
Submissions close 14 August 2023.
On 7 September 2023, the Senate agreed to extend the reporting date to 19 October 2023.
On 19 October 2023, the Senate agreed to extend the reporting date to 7 December 2023.
The committee tabled its final report on 24 November 2023.