Status
Passed both Houses
Introduction print – Bill
Introduction print – Explanatory Memorandum
First House: Legislative Assembly
First readingAssembly
- Introduced by Hon Steve Dimopoulos
- First reading passed
- 10 Sep 2025
- Statement of compatibility tabled
- 11 Sep 2025
Second readingAssembly
- Second reading moved
- 11 Sep 2025
- Debate resumed
- 16 Oct 2025
- Reasoned amendment
- 16 Oct 2025
The Opposition (Cindy McLeish) moved a reasoned amendment
Cindy McLeish - reasoned amendment 16.10.25.pdf(opens in a new window)Cindy McLeish - reasoned amendment 16.10.25.docx(opens in a new window)
- Cindy McLeish's reasoned amendment was defeated
- 16 Oct 2025
- Government business program
- 14 Oct 2025
Debate on this bill must be completed by 5.00 pm on Thursday 16/10/2025.
- Second reading passed
- 16 Oct 2025
Third readingAssembly
- Third reading moved
- 16 Oct 2025
- Third reading passed
- 16 Oct 2025
Second House: Legislative Council
Message received from AssemblyCouncil
- Message received from Assembly
- 16 Oct 2025
First readingCouncil
- Introduced by Hon Gayle Tierney
- First reading passed
- 16 Oct 2025
- Statement of compatibility tabled
- 16 Oct 2025
Second readingCouncil
- Second reading moved
- 16 Oct 2025
- Debate resumed
14/11/2025
18/11/2025
- Opposition amendments circulated
- 14 Nov 2025
- Australian Greens Party amendments circulated
- 18 Nov 2025
- Animal Justice Party amendments circulated
- 18 Nov 2025
- Reasoned amendment
- 14 Nov 2025
The following reasoned amendment moved by Melina Bath was debated and defeated —
That all the words after “That” be omitted and replaced with “the Bill be withdrawn and redrafted as two separate
bills to —- take into account stakeholder consultation on the impact of the establishment of the Mount Buangor, Pyrenees and Wombat-Lerderderg National Parks on traditional recreational activities, invasive species management, fire management and the rural economy; and
- retain the remaining provisions of the Bill.”.
- Second reading passed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Instruction to Committee of the whole
- 18 Nov 2025
The House agreed to the following instruction motion moved by Sarah Mansfield:
That it be an instruction to the Committee that they have the power to consider an amendment and New Clause to the Forests Act 1958 to enable the Secretary to enter into agreements and arrangements relating to the prevention and suppression of fires and recovery from fires.
Committee of the wholeCouncil
- Date committed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Committee of the whole completed - Bill amended
- 18 Nov 2025
The Australian Greens Party amendments Nos. 2 and 5 to 12 (SMA44C) were agreed to.
LC Amendment schedule - Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Bill 2025.docx(opens in a new window)LC Amendment schedule - Parks and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Central West and Other Matters) Bill 2025.pdf(opens in a new window)
Third readingCouncil
- Third reading moved
- 18 Nov 2025
- Third reading passed
- 18 Nov 2025
Dealing with Council amendments
- Dealing with Council amendments
- 19 Nov 2025
The Assembly agreed to the amendments made by the Council.