--- title: "Legal and Social Issues Committee: reference (Victorian Legislative Council, 14 August 2024) | Politics Computer" description: "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. Passed 23 to 13 in the Victorian Legislative Council on 14 August 2024. How every member voted." url: "https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council/2024-08-14/3" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Votes](https://politics.computer/votes) / [Victorian Legislative Council](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council) Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Council · 14 August 2024 · [Health](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council?topic=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. Passed **23** 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 - Labor All no 0 yes · 13 no 13 members - No [Enver Erdogan](https://politics.computer/mp/enver-erdogan) - No [Gayle Tierney](https://politics.computer/mp/gayle-tierney) - 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 [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 [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 [David Davis](https://politics.computer/mp/david-davis) - Yes [Evan Mulholland](https://politics.computer/mp/evan-mulholland) - Yes [Georgie Crozier](https://politics.computer/mp/georgie-crozier) - Yes [Nick McGowan](https://politics.computer/mp/nick-mcgowan) - Yes [Richard Welch](https://politics.computer/mp/richard-welch) - 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 - Yes [David Ettershank](https://politics.computer/mp/david-ettershank) Legalise Cannabis - Yes [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 [Georgie Purcell](https://politics.computer/mp/georgie-purcell) Animal Justice Party - Yes [Moira Deeming](https://politics.computer/mp/moira-deeming) Family First - Yes [Adem Somyurek](https://politics.computer/mp/adem-somyurek) Independent - 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 [Samantha Ratnam](https://politics.computer/mp/samantha-ratnam) Party not recorded - 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. 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