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Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Council · 2 April 2026

Standing orders

Voting yes supported changing two Legislative Council standing orders, 14.06(1)(c) and 14.07(1)(d), so that required statements under an Act are tabled and incorporated in Hansard, taking effect from the next sitting week.

Passed20 yes 15 no

The question put

That the following changes to standing orders take effect from next sitting week: (1) omit all the words and expressions in standing order 14.06(1)(c) and replace with ‘will table any statements required by an Act of Parliament and the statements will be incorporated in Hansard;’; and (2) omit all the words and expressions in standing order 14.07(1)(d) and replace with ‘will table any statements required by an Act of Parliament and the statements will be incorporated in Hansard;’.

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.