--- title: "Justice Legislation Further Amendment (Miscellaneous) Bill 2025: extension of scope (Victorian Legislative Assembly, 4 February 2026) | Politics Computer" description: "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. Passed 78 to 3 in the Victorian Legislative Assembly on 4 February 2026. How every member voted." url: "https://politics.computer/votes/vic-assembly/2026-02-04/2" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Votes](https://politics.computer/votes) / [Victorian Legislative Assembly](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-assembly) Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Assembly · 4 February 2026 · [Crime and safety](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-assembly?topic=crime%5Fsafety) # 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. Passed **78** 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 - Labor All yes 50 yes · 0 no 50 members - Yes [Alison Marchant](https://politics.computer/mp/alison-marchant) - Yes [Anthony Carbines](https://politics.computer/mp/anthony-carbines) - Yes [Anthony Cianflone](https://politics.computer/mp/anthony-cianflone) - Yes [Belinda Wilson](https://politics.computer/mp/belinda-wilson) - Yes [Ben Carroll](https://politics.computer/mp/ben-carroll) - Yes [Bronwyn Halfpenny](https://politics.computer/mp/bronwyn-halfpenny) - Yes [Chris Couzens](https://politics.computer/mp/christine-couzens) - Yes [Colin Brooks](https://politics.computer/mp/colin-brooks) - Yes [Daniela De Martino](https://politics.computer/mp/daniela-de-martino) - Yes [Danny Pearson](https://politics.computer/mp/danny-pearson) - Yes [Dylan Wight](https://politics.computer/mp/dylan-wight) - Yes [Eden Foster](https://politics.computer/mp/eden-foster) - Yes [Ella George](https://politics.computer/mp/ella-george) - Yes [Gabrielle Williams](https://politics.computer/mp/gabrielle-williams) - Yes [Gary Maas](https://politics.computer/mp/gary-maas) - Yes [Iwan Walters](https://politics.computer/mp/iwan-walters) - Yes [Jacinta Allan](https://politics.computer/mp/jacinta-allan) - Yes [John Lister](https://politics.computer/mp/john-lister) - Yes [John Mullahy](https://politics.computer/mp/john-mullahy) - Yes [Jordan Crugnale](https://politics.computer/mp/jordan-crugnale) - Yes [Josh Bull](https://politics.computer/mp/josh-bull) - Yes [Juliana Addison](https://politics.computer/mp/juliana-addison) - Yes [Kat Theophanous](https://politics.computer/mp/kat-theophanous) - Yes [Kathleen Matthews-Ward](https://politics.computer/mp/kathleen-matthews-ward) - Yes [Katie Hall](https://politics.computer/mp/katie-hall) - Yes [Lauren Kathage](https://politics.computer/mp/lauren-kathage) - Yes [Lily D'Ambrosio](https://politics.computer/mp/lily-d-ambrosio) - Yes [Martha Haylett](https://politics.computer/mp/martha-haylett) - Yes [Mary-Anne Thomas](https://politics.computer/mp/mary-anne-thomas) - Yes [Mathew Hilakari](https://politics.computer/mp/mathew-hilakari) - Yes [Matt Fregon](https://politics.computer/mp/matt-fregon) - Yes [Melissa Horne](https://politics.computer/mp/melissa-horne) - Yes [Meng Heang Tak](https://politics.computer/mp/meng-heang-tak) - Yes [Michaela Settle](https://politics.computer/mp/michaela-settle) - Yes [Natalie Hutchins](https://politics.computer/mp/natalie-hutchins) - Yes [Natalie Suleyman](https://politics.computer/mp/natalie-suleyman) - Yes [Nathan Lambert](https://politics.computer/mp/nathan-lambert) - Yes [Nick Staikos](https://politics.computer/mp/nick-staikos) - Yes [Nina Taylor](https://politics.computer/mp/nina-taylor) - Yes [Paul Edbrooke](https://politics.computer/mp/paul-edbrooke) - Yes [Paul Hamer](https://politics.computer/mp/paul-hamer) - Yes [Paul Mercurio](https://politics.computer/mp/paul-mercurio) - Yes [Pauline Richards](https://politics.computer/mp/pauline-richards) - Yes [Ros Spence](https://politics.computer/mp/ros-spence) - Yes [Sarah Connolly](https://politics.computer/mp/sarah-connolly) - Yes [Sonya Kilkenny](https://politics.computer/mp/sonya-kilkenny) - Yes [Steve Dimopoulos](https://politics.computer/mp/steve-dimopoulos) - Yes [Steve McGhie](https://politics.computer/mp/steve-mcghie) - Yes [Tim Richardson](https://politics.computer/mp/tim-richardson) - Yes [Vicki Ward](https://politics.computer/mp/vicki-ward) - Liberal All yes 18 yes · 0 no 18 members - Yes [Brad Battin](https://politics.computer/mp/brad-battin) - Yes [Brad Rowswell](https://politics.computer/mp/brad-rowswell) - Yes [Bridget Vallence](https://politics.computer/mp/bridget-vallence) - Yes [Chris Crewther](https://politics.computer/mp/chris-crewther) - Yes [Cindy McLeish](https://politics.computer/mp/cindy-mcleish) - Yes [David Hodgett](https://politics.computer/mp/david-hodgett) - Yes [David Southwick](https://politics.computer/mp/david-southwick) - Yes [James Newbury](https://politics.computer/mp/james-newbury) - Yes [Jess Wilson](https://politics.computer/mp/jess-wilson) - Yes [John Pesutto](https://politics.computer/mp/john-pesutto) - Yes [Kim Wells](https://politics.computer/mp/kim-wells) - Yes [Matthew Guy](https://politics.computer/mp/matthew-guy) - Yes [Michael O'Brien](https://politics.computer/mp/michael-o-brien) - Yes [Nicole Werner](https://politics.computer/mp/nicole-werner) - Yes [Rachel Westaway](https://politics.computer/mp/rachel-westaway) - Yes [Richard Riordan](https://politics.computer/mp/richard-riordan) - Yes [Roma Britnell](https://politics.computer/mp/roma-britnell) - Yes [Wayne Farnham](https://politics.computer/mp/wayne-farnham) - Nationals All yes 9 yes · 0 no 9 members - Yes [Annabelle Cleeland](https://politics.computer/mp/annabelle-cleeland) - Yes [Danny O'Brien](https://politics.computer/mp/danny-o-brien) - Yes [Emma Kealy](https://politics.computer/mp/emma-kealy) - Yes [Jade Benham](https://politics.computer/mp/jade-benham) - Yes [Kim O'Keeffe](https://politics.computer/mp/kim-o-keeffe) - Yes [Martin Cameron](https://politics.computer/mp/martin-cameron) - Yes [Peter Walsh](https://politics.computer/mp/peter-walsh) - Yes [Tim Bull](https://politics.computer/mp/tim-bull) - Yes [Tim McCurdy](https://politics.computer/mp/tim-mccurdy) - Greens All no 0 yes · 3 no 3 members - No [Ellen Sandell](https://politics.computer/mp/ellen-sandell) - No [Gabrielle de Vietri](https://politics.computer/mp/gabrielle-de-vietri) - No [Tim Read](https://politics.computer/mp/tim-read) - Smaller parties and independents - Yes [Will Fowles](https://politics.computer/mp/will-fowles) Independent Members who didn't vote (absent, paired or in the chair) aren't listed. 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