Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Council · 16 October 2024 · Education

Mature minors decision-making

Voting yes supported a motion noting the Department of Education's duty-of-care policy affirms harm minimisation when caring for children and adolescents. The motion was defeated.

Defeated15 yes 20 no

The question put

That this house: (1) notes the Department of Education’s duty-of-care policy affirms the importance of harm minimisation when caring for children and adolescents …

How each party voted

LaborAll no0 yes · 13 no
13 members
- NoEnver Erdogan
- NoGayle Tierney
- NoHarriet Shing
- NoIngrid Stitt
- NoJaclyn Symes
- NoJohn Berger
- NoLee Tarlamis
- NoLizzie Blandthorn
- NoMichael Galea
- NoRyan Batchelor
- NoShaun Leane
- NoSonja Terpstra
- NoTom McIntosh
LiberalAll yes9 yes · 0 no
9 members
- YesAnn-Marie Hermans
- YesBev McArthur
- YesDavid Davis
- YesEvan Mulholland
- YesGeorgie Crozier
- YesJoe McCracken
- YesRenee Heath
- YesRichard Welch
- 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
- NoGeorgie PurcellAnimal Justice Party
- YesMoira DeemingFamily First
- YesDavid LimbrickLibertarian Party
- YesRikkie-Lee TyrrellOne Nation
- NoSamantha RatnamParty not recorded
- 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.