Members Statement – Tibetan Community
I rise today to support the Tibetan people’s nonviolent struggle for freedom and autonomy.
Corrections Amendment (Parole Reform) Bill 2023 Second Reading
I rise to speak on the Corrections Amendment (Parole Reform) Bill 2023, and in doing so can I just start off by recognising the victims and their families, some of whom are in the gallery today – Elizabeth Stevens, Debbie Fream and Natalie Russell. I also acknowledge the strength that the families have shown for many years.
Summary Offences Amendment (Nazi Salute Prohibition) Bill 2023 Second Reading
I rise to speak on behalf of the Victorian Greens on the Summary Offences Amendment (Nazi Salute Prohibition) Bill 2023. The Greens support this bill.
Integrity and Oversight Committee Report on the Performance of the Victorian Integrity Agencies 2020/21: Focus on Witness Welfare
I rise to speak on the report Performance of the Victorian Integrity Agencies 2020/21: Focus on Witness Welfare. This is a report that was referenced in the extraordinary letter that we are now all in receipt of or have all seen written to the Parliament by the former chair of IBAC Robert Redlich.
Children and Health Legislation Amendment (Statement of Recognition, Aboriginal Self-Determination and Other Matters) Bill 2023 Second Reading
I am pleased to speak on behalf of the Greens to the Children and Health Legislation Amendment (Statement of Recognition, Aboriginal Self-determination and Other Matters) Bill 2023. This bill is about one of the very important things, one of the most important things, we can debate in this Parliament, which is addressing the ongoing trauma and […]
Summary Offences Amendment (Nazi Symbol Prohibition) Bill 2022 Second Reading
I rise today to speak on behalf of the Greens to the Summary Offences Amendment (Nazi Symbol Prohibition) Bill 2022, which the Greens wholeheartedly support. This bill will make it a criminal offence to knowingly display the Nazi symbol, the Hakenkreuz, as associated with Nazi ideology, in public.
Major Events Legislation Amendment (Unauthorised Ticket Packages and Other Matters) Bill 2021 Second Reading
I rise to speak on the Major Events Legislation Amendment (Unauthorised Ticket Packages and Other Matters) Bill 2021. This bill obviously builds on previous legislation that we have passed in this Parliament that put restrictions on ticket scalpers and onsellers to major sporting events and other major events in Victoria.
Education and Training Reform Amendment (Regulation of Student Accomodation) Bill 2020 Second Reading
I rise on behalf of the Victorian Greens to speak to the Education and Training Reform Amendment (Regulation of Student Accommodation) Bill 2020. This bill is bringing school boarding premises under the remit of the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA), ensuring that boarding schools must comply with the Victorian child safe standards.
Justice Legislation Amendment (Unlawful Association and Criminal Appeals) Bill 2018 Second Reading
I am going to speak on the Justice Legislation Amendment (Unlawful Association and Criminal Appeals) Bill 2018, which proposes two changes: to amend the Criminal Organisations Control Act 2012 regarding unlawful association offences and to abolish de novo appeals for criminal matters in the summary jurisdiction, replacing them with a new appeal process. Yes, the Greens […]
Justice Legislation Amendment (Access To Justice) Bill 2018 Second Reading
I rise briefly to speak to the Justice Legislation Amendment (Access to Justice) Bill 2018. This has a number of elements. This bill seeks primarily to implement 16 of the recommendations made in the 2015 Access to Justice Review. It also importantly ends the requirement of what is called forced divorce for transgender people wanting to change the sex marker on their birth certificate
