Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Council · 25 August 2026 · Crime and safety

Crimes Amendment (Recruitment of Children for Criminal Activity) Bill 2026: committee

Voting yes supported agreeing to Mrs Deeming's amendments 1 to 3 to the Crimes Amendment (Recruitment of Children for Criminal Activity) Bill 2026 in committee, which would also decide her remaining amendments. These amendments were defeated.

Defeated2 yes 35 no

The question put

That Mrs Deeming’s amendments 1 to 3, which test all her remaining amendments, be agreed to.

How each party voted

LaborAll no0 yes · 15 no
15 members
- NoEnver Erdogan
- NoGayle Tierney
- NoHarriet Shing
- NoIngrid Stitt
- NoJacinta Ermacora
- NoJaclyn Symes
- NoJohn Berger
- NoLee Tarlamis
- NoLizzie Blandthorn
- NoMichael Galea
- NoRyan Batchelor
- NoShaun Leane
- NoSheena Watt
- NoSonja Terpstra
- NoTom McIntosh
LiberalAll no0 yes · 11 no
11 members
- NoAnn-Marie Hermans
- NoBev McArthur
- NoDavid Davis
- NoEvan Mulholland
- NoGeorgie Crozier
- NoJoe McCracken
- NoNick McGowan
- NoRenee Heath
- NoRichard Welch
- NoTrung Luu
- NoWendy Lovell
GreensAll no0 yes · 4 no
4 members
Smaller parties and independents
- NoDavid EttershankLegalise Cannabis
- NoRachel PayneLegalise Cannabis
- NoGaelle BroadNationals
- NoMelina BathNationals
- NoGeorgie PurcellAnimal Justice Party
- YesMoira DeemingFamily First
- YesRikkie-Lee TyrrellOne Nation

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.