Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Council · 26 August 2026 · Economy and tax

Mineral resources: motions

Voting yes supported disallowing statutory rules 111 and 112, which set new mineral resources fees under the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990, and noting the fee increases averaging 234 per cent.

Defeated15 yes 19 no

The question put

That this house: (1) notes: (a) that in relation to the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) (Extractive Industries) Amendment (Fees) Regulations 2026: (i) the notice of decision on the fees was gazetted on 14 August 2025; (ii) statutory rule no. 111 was made on 18 August 2026 and tabled in this house on 25 August 2026; (b) that in relation to the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) (Mineral Industries) Amendment (Fees) Regulations 2026: (i) the notice of decision on the fees was gazetted on 14 August 2025; (ii) statutory rule no. 112 was made on 18 August 2026 and tabled in this house on 25 August 2026; (c) the extraordinary increase to fees averaging 234 per cent; and (2) disallows statutory rule nos. 111 and 112, pursuant to section 124(4) of the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 and section 23 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1994.

How each party voted

LaborAll no0 yes · 14 no
14 members
- NoEnver Erdogan
- NoGayle Tierney
- NoHarriet Shing
- NoIngrid Stitt
- NoJacinta Ermacora
- NoJaclyn Symes
- NoJohn Berger
- NoLee Tarlamis
- NoLizzie Blandthorn
- NoMichael Galea
- NoRyan Batchelor
- NoSheena Watt
- NoSonja Terpstra
- NoTom McIntosh
LiberalAll yes10 yes · 0 no
10 members
- YesAnn-Marie Hermans
- YesBev McArthur
- YesDavid Davis
- YesGeorgie Crozier
- YesJoe McCracken
- YesNick McGowan
- YesRenee Heath
- YesRichard Welch
- YesTrung Luu
- YesWendy Lovell
GreensAll no0 yes · 4 no
4 members
Smaller parties and independents
- YesGaelle BroadNationals
- YesMelina BathNationals
- NoGeorgie PurcellAnimal Justice Party
- YesMoira DeemingFamily First
- YesDavid LimbrickLibertarian Party
- 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.