Status
Passed and Assented to
Introduction print – Bill
Introduction print – Explanatory Memorandum
First House: Legislative Assembly
First readingAssembly
- Introduced by Hon Lily D'Ambrosio
- First reading passed
- 3 Feb 2026
- Statement of compatibility tabled
- 4 Feb 2026
Second readingAssembly
- Second reading moved
- 4 Feb 2026
- Debate resumed
- 19 Feb 2026
- Government business program
- 17 Feb 2026
Debate on this bill must be completed by 5.00 pm on Thursday 19/2/2026.
- Second reading passed
- 19 Feb 2026
Third readingAssembly
- Third reading moved
- 19 Feb 2026
- Third reading passed
- 19 Feb 2026
Second House: Legislative Council
Message received from AssemblyCouncil
- Message received from Assembly
- 19 Feb 2026
First readingCouncil
- Introduced by Hon Ingrid Stitt
- First reading passed
- 19 Feb 2026
- Statement of compatibility tabled
- 19 Feb 2026
Second readingCouncil
- Second reading moved
- 19 Feb 2026
- Debate resumed
03/03/2026
05/03/2026
- Opposition amendments circulated
- 3 Mar 2026
- Government amendments circulated
- 5 Mar 2026
- Second reading passed
- 5 Mar 2026
- Instruction to Committee of the whole
- 5 Mar 2026
The House debated and agreed to a motion moved by David Davis, That it be an instruction to the Committee that they have the power to consider amendments and a New Clause to amend the Electricity Industry Act 2000 to impose on electricity retailers, by statutory licence condition, a requirement to itemise on the first electricity bill of a customer issued in a calendar year, the proportion of that customer's charges (and the amount of that proportion) referrable to amounts paid by a transmission company to VicGrid for payment into the Traditional Owners Fund, or to traditional owners or certain traditional owner entities, that the transmission company recovers through its charges.
- Instruction to Committee of the whole
- 5 Mar 2026
The House debated and agreed to a motion moved by Ingrid Stitt, That it be an instruction to the Committee that they have the power to consider amendments and a New Clause to amend the Electricity Industry Act 2000 to make further provision in relation to the compulsory acquisition of easements which are, or may be, required for the purposes of erecting or laying power lines (or both) and maintaining power lines.
Committee of the wholeCouncil
- Date committed
- 5 Mar 2026
- Committee of the whole completed - Bill amended
- 5 Mar 2026
The Government amendments were agreed to.
LC Amendment schedule - Energy and Other Legislation Amendment (Resilience Reforms and Other Matters) Bill 2026.docx(opens in a new window)LC Amendment schedule - Energy and Other Legislation Amendment (Resilience Reforms and Other Matters) Bill 2026.pdf(opens in a new window)
Third readingCouncil
- Third reading moved
- 5 Mar 2026
- Third reading passed
- 5 Mar 2026
Dealing with Council amendments
- Dealing with Council amendments
- 5 Mar 2026
The Assembly agreed to the amendments made by the Council.
Royal Assent
- Royal Assent given
- 11 Mar 2026
- Act number 9/2026