Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Council · 10 September 2026 · Crime and safety

Justice Legislation Amendment (Family Violence, Coercive Control, Good Character, Risk Assessment and Other Matters) Bill 2026: committee

Voting yes supported making the amendments to the Justice Legislation Amendment (Family Violence, Coercive Control, Good Character, Risk Assessment and Other Matters) Bill 2026 during the committee stage.

Passed20 yes 13 no

The question put

Council divided on amendments

How each party voted

LaborAll yes12 yes · 0 no
12 members
- YesEnver Erdogan
- YesGayle Tierney
- YesIngrid Stitt
- YesJacinta Ermacora
- YesJaclyn Symes
- YesJohn Berger
- YesLee Tarlamis
- YesLizzie Blandthorn
- YesMichael Galea
- YesRyan Batchelor
- YesSonja Terpstra
- YesTom McIntosh
LiberalAll no0 yes · 9 no
9 members
- NoAnn-Marie Hermans
- NoBev McArthur
- NoDavid Davis
- NoEvan Mulholland
- NoGeorgie Crozier
- NoNick McGowan
- NoRichard Welch
- NoTrung Luu
- NoWendy Lovell
GreensAll yes4 yes · 0 no
4 members
- YesAiv Puglielli
- YesAnasina Gray-Barberio
- YesKatherine Copsey
- YesSarah Mansfield
Smaller parties and independents
- YesDavid EttershankLegalise Cannabis
- YesRachel PayneLegalise Cannabis
- YesGeorgie PurcellAnimal Justice Party
- NoMoira DeemingFamily First
- YesDavid LimbrickLibertarian Party
- NoGaelle BroadNationals
- NoRikkie-Lee TyrrellOne Nation
- NoJeff 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.