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Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Council · 14 August 2024 · Health

Legal and Social Issues Committee: reference

Voting yes supported the Legal and Social Issues Committee inquiring into Ambulance Victoria's management, covering call taking, ramping, procurement, fraud controls, governance and workplace culture, reporting by 31 August 2025.

Passed23 yes 13 no

The question put

That this house requires the Legal and Social Issues Committee to inquire into, consider, and report, no later than 31 August 2025, on the core issues impacting the management and functions of Ambulance Victoria, including but not limited to: (1) issues involving call taking, dispatch, ambulance ramping, working conditions and workloads of paramedics; (2) procurement practices, including contract management and oversight, and their adequacy in ensuring transparency, fairness, and value for public funds and identification of any systemic patterns of mismanagement or lack of oversight; (3) allegations of fraud and embezzlement and the adequacy of financial controls and oversight to prevent misconduct; (4) governance and accountability; (5) the workplace culture within Ambulance Victoria, with a focus on occupational health and safety impacts, including to the morale and wellbeing of paramedics and employees; and (6) any other related matters the committee considers relevant.

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.