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title: "Economy and Infrastructure Committee: reference (Victorian Legislative Council, 3 May 2023) | Politics Computer"
description: "Voting yes supported the Economy and Infrastructure Committee inquiring into and reporting by 30 June 2024 on local government funding and service delivery in Victoria, including cost shifting, council revenue structures and accountability. Passed 20 to 17 in the Victorian Legislative Council on 3 May 2023. How every member voted."
url: "https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council/2023-05-03/1"
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Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Council · 3 May 2023

# Economy and Infrastructure Committee: reference

Voting yes supported the Economy and Infrastructure Committee inquiring into and reporting by 30 June 2024 on local government funding and service delivery in Victoria, including cost shifting, council revenue structures and accountability.

Passed **20** yes **17** no 

The question put

That this house requires the Economy and Infrastructure Committee to inquire into, consider and report, by 30 June 2024, on local government funding and service delivery in Victoria, including but not limited to: (1) the effects of cost shifting from the state and federal governments to local councils in an examination of vertical and horizontal fiscal imbalances; (2) the services local councils should, and should not, be delivering for their communities; (3) whether local councils are adequately delivering on their core service delivery objectives; (4) the overall revenue structure of local government; (5) whether the existing revenue structure is sustainable and appropriate or if alternative models of funding would be more sustainable and appropriate; (6) the accountability of local councils in the use of revenue to deliver core services; and (7) any other related matters.

## How each party voted

- Labor All no 0 yes · 14 no  
14 members

  - No [Enver Erdogan](https://politics.computer/mp/enver-erdogan)
  - No [Harriet Shing](https://politics.computer/mp/harriet-shing)
  - No [Ingrid Stitt](https://politics.computer/mp/ingrid-stitt)
  - No [Jacinta Ermacora](https://politics.computer/mp/jacinta-ermacora)
  - No [Jaclyn Symes](https://politics.computer/mp/jaclyn-symes)
  - No [John Berger](https://politics.computer/mp/john-berger)
  - No [Lee Tarlamis](https://politics.computer/mp/lee-tarlamis)
  - No [Lizzie Blandthorn](https://politics.computer/mp/lizzie-blandthorn)
  - No [Michael Galea](https://politics.computer/mp/michael-galea)
  - No [Ryan Batchelor](https://politics.computer/mp/ryan-batchelor)
  - No [Shaun Leane](https://politics.computer/mp/shaun-leane)
  - No [Sheena Watt](https://politics.computer/mp/sheena-watt)
  - No [Sonja Terpstra](https://politics.computer/mp/sonja-terpstra)
  - No [Tom McIntosh](https://politics.computer/mp/tom-mcintosh)
- Liberal All yes 9 yes · 0 no  
9 members

  - Yes [Ann-Marie Hermans](https://politics.computer/mp/ann-marie-hermans)
  - Yes [Bev McArthur](https://politics.computer/mp/bev-mcarthur)
  - Yes [Evan Mulholland](https://politics.computer/mp/evan-mulholland)
  - Yes [Georgie Crozier](https://politics.computer/mp/georgie-crozier)
  - Yes [Joe McCracken](https://politics.computer/mp/joe-mccracken)
  - Yes [Nick McGowan](https://politics.computer/mp/nick-mcgowan)
  - Yes [Renee Heath](https://politics.computer/mp/renee-heath)
  - Yes [Trung Luu](https://politics.computer/mp/trung-luu)
  - Yes [Wendy Lovell](https://politics.computer/mp/wendy-lovell)
- Greens All yes 3 yes · 0 no  
3 members

  - Yes [Aiv Puglielli](https://politics.computer/mp/aiv-puglielli)
  - Yes [Katherine Copsey](https://politics.computer/mp/katherine-copsey)
  - Yes [Sarah Mansfield](https://politics.computer/mp/sarah-mansfield)
- Smaller parties and independents

  - No [David Ettershank](https://politics.computer/mp/david-ettershank) Legalise Cannabis
  - No [Rachel Payne](https://politics.computer/mp/rachel-payne) Legalise Cannabis
  - Yes [Gaelle Broad](https://politics.computer/mp/gaelle-broad) Nationals
  - Yes [Melina Bath](https://politics.computer/mp/melina-bath) Nationals
  - Yes Matthew Bach Party not recorded
  - Yes [Samantha Ratnam](https://politics.computer/mp/samantha-ratnam) Party not recorded
  - No [Georgie Purcell](https://politics.computer/mp/georgie-purcell) Animal Justice Party
  - Yes [Moira Deeming](https://politics.computer/mp/moira-deeming) Family First
  - Yes [David Limbrick](https://politics.computer/mp/david-limbrick) Libertarian Party
  - Yes [Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell](https://politics.computer/mp/rikkie-lee-tyrrell) One Nation
  - Yes [Jeff Bourman](https://politics.computer/mp/jeffrey-bourman) Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party

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.

[All Victorian Legislative Council votes](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council) 

Source: [Hansard, Parliament of Victoria](https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/parliamentary-activity/hansard/hansard-details/HANSARD-974425065-21378#division-marker-1). The summary is AI-written from the question and the bill's official summary, then checked; the record above is the authority.

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