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Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Assembly · 4 February 2026 · Crime and safety

Justice Legislation Further Amendment (Miscellaneous) Bill 2025: extension of scope

Voting yes supported extending the scope of the Justice Legislation Further Amendment (Miscellaneous) Bill 2025 so it can consider amendments to the Crimes Act 1958 about police commencing prosecutions for certain offences without Director of Public Prosecutions consent, unless the accused is under 18.

Passed78 yes 3 no

The question put

That the scope of the Justice Legislation Further Amendment (Miscellaneous) Bill 2025 be extended to enable consideration of amendments to the Crimes Act 1958 to provide that the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions is not required for a police officer to commence a prosecution for an offence against section ‍195N(1) or 195O(1) of that act unless the accused is under the age of 18 years.

How each party voted

Members who didn't vote (absent, paired or in the chair) aren't listed. A party votes as one when at least three quarters of its members vote together.

Source: Hansard, Parliament of Victoria. The summary is AI-written from the question and the bill's official summary, then checked; the record above is the authority.