In 2018, the Prime Minister and Attorney-General released the Report of the Religious Freedom Review that concluded that there is an opportunity to further protect and better promote freedom of religion under Australian law and in the community. Upon this review, the Australian government committed to a range of measures to implement the recommendations and invited submissions on first exposure drafts of legislative reforms on religious freedom. These are the Religious Discrimination Bill 2019, Religious Discrimination (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2019 and the Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Freedom of Religion) Bill 2019.

More recently, the second exposure drafts of the three bills were released. However, they remain a controversial issue with many legal professionals concerned about the practical effect of the bill.