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Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Assembly · 29 July 2026 · Crime and safety

Magistrates’ Court Amendment (Workplace Protection) Bill 2026: introduction

Voting yes supported introducing the Magistrates’ Court Amendment (Workplace Protection) Bill 2026, which would let the Magistrates’ Court make orders to prevent and reduce unacceptable conduct by members of the public in certain workplaces.

Defeated29 yes 50 no

The question put

That I introduce a bill for an act to amend the Magistrates’ Court Act 1989 to provide for the Magistrates’ Court to make orders to prevent and reduce unacceptable conduct engaged in by members of the public in certain workplaces and for other purposes.

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.