Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Council · 10 September 2026 · Gender and identity

Equal Opportunity Amendment (Work from Home) Bill 2026: second reading

Voting yes supported the Equal Opportunity Amendment (Work from Home) Bill 2026 passing its second reading, which agrees with the bill's main idea.

Passed18 yes 17 no

The question put

That is why we are enshrining the right to work from home in law, because only this Labor Government is on the side of workers.

How each party voted

LaborAll no0 yes · 13 no
13 members
- NoEnver Erdogan
- NoGayle Tierney
- NoIngrid Stitt
- NoJacinta Ermacora
- NoJaclyn Symes
- NoJohn Berger
- NoLee Tarlamis
- NoLizzie Blandthorn
- NoMichael Galea
- NoShaun Leane
- NoSheena Watt
- NoSonja Terpstra
- NoTom McIntosh
LiberalAll yes9 yes · 0 no
9 members
- YesAnn-Marie Hermans
- YesBev McArthur
- YesDavid Davis
- YesEvan Mulholland
- YesGeorgie Crozier
- YesRenee Heath
- YesRichard Welch
- YesTrung Luu
- YesWendy Lovell
GreensAll no0 yes · 4 no
4 members
Smaller parties and independents
- YesDavid EttershankLegalise Cannabis
- YesRachel PayneLegalise Cannabis
- YesGaelle BroadNationals
- YesMelina BathNationals
- YesMoira DeemingFamily First
- YesAdem SomyurekIndependent
- YesDavid LimbrickLibertarian Party
- YesRikkie-Lee TyrrellOne Nation
- 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.