Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Council · 2 November 2023 · Integrity and democracy

Special Investigator Repeal Bill 2023: second reading

Voting yes supported withdrawing the Special Investigator Repeal Bill 2023 and instead having the government put in place measures to hold those responsible for the Lawyer X scandal to account.

Defeated16 yes 21 no

The question put

That all the words after ‘That’ be omitted and replaced with the words ‘this bill be withdrawn and instead the government puts in place measures to ensure that those responsible for the Lawyer X scandal are held to account.’.

How each party voted

LaborAll no0 yes · 14 no
14 members
- NoEnver Erdogan
- NoGayle Tierney
- NoHarriet Shing
- NoJacinta Ermacora
- NoJaclyn Symes
- NoJohn Berger
- NoLee Tarlamis
- NoLizzie Blandthorn
- NoMichael Galea
- NoRyan Batchelor
- NoShaun Leane
- NoSheena Watt
- NoSonja Terpstra
- NoTom McIntosh
LiberalAll yes9 yes · 0 no
9 members
- YesAnn-Marie Hermans
- YesBev McArthur
- YesEvan Mulholland
- YesGeorgie Crozier
- YesJoe McCracken
- YesNick McGowan
- YesRenee Heath
- YesTrung Luu
- YesWendy Lovell
GreensAll no0 yes · 3 no
3 members
- NoAiv Puglielli
- NoKatherine Copsey
- NoSarah Mansfield
Smaller parties and independents
- NoDavid EttershankLegalise Cannabis
- NoRachel PayneLegalise Cannabis
- YesGaelle BroadNationals
- YesMelina BathNationals
- YesMatthew BachParty not recorded
- NoSamantha RatnamParty not recorded
- NoGeorgie PurcellAnimal Justice Party
- YesAdem SomyurekIndependent
- YesDavid LimbrickLibertarian Party
- YesRikkie-Lee TyrrellOne Nation
- YesJeff BourmanShooters, 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.

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.