Status
Amendments under consideration
Introduction print – Bill
Introduction print – Explanatory Memorandum
First House: Legislative Assembly
First readingAssembly
- Introduced by Hon Sonya Kilkenny
- First reading passed
- 28 Oct 2025
- Statement of compatibility tabled
- 29 Oct 2025
Second readingAssembly
- Second reading moved
- 29 Oct 2025
- Debate resumed
- 13 Nov 2025
- Government business program
- 12 Nov 2025
Debate on this bill must be completed by 5.00 pm on Friday 14 November 2025.
- Second reading passed
- 14 Nov 2025
Third readingAssembly
- Third reading passed
- 14 Nov 2025
Second House: Legislative Council
Message received from AssemblyCouncil
- Message received from Assembly
- 14 Nov 2025
First readingCouncil
- Introduced by Hon Harriet Shing
- First reading passed
- 14 Nov 2025
- Statement of compatibility tabled
- 14 Nov 2025
Second readingCouncil
- Second reading moved
- 14 Nov 2025
- Debate resumed
- 3 Dec 2025
04/12/2025
09/12/2025
- Australian Greens amendments circulated
- 4 Dec 2025
- Australian Greens Party amendments circulated
- 9 Dec 2025
- Legalise Cannabis Victoria amendments circulated
- 9 Dec 2025
- Second reading passed
- 9 Dec 2025
- Committee Referral
- 9 Dec 2025
The House debated and defeated a motion moved by David Davis, that a Select Committee be established to inquire into, consider and report on the Planning Amendment (Better Decisions Made Faster) Bill 2025.
Committee of the wholeCouncil
- Date committed
- 9 Dec 2025
Consideration of clause 2 was postponed and amendment options were circulated that sets out which amendments could be moved to clause 2 depending on the outcome of other amendments throughout the Bill.
Clause 2 amendment options.docx(opens in a new window)Clause 2 amendment options.pdf(opens in a new window)Scenario 1 was moved and Dr Mansfield's amendment Nos. 1 and 2 were agreed to on that sheet.
- Committee of the whole completed - Bill amended
- 9 Dec 2025
Third readingCouncil
- Third reading moved
- 9 Dec 2025
- Third reading passed
- 9 Dec 2025
Dealing with Council amendments
- Assembly consideration
- 3 Feb 2026
The Assembly refused to entertain Council amendments Nos 1, 2, 5 and 6 as they infringe the financial privileges of the Assembly.
The Assembly agreed to amendments Nos 3 to 4 and 7 to 35 made by the Council.
The Assembly agreed to further amendments.
Sonya Kilkenny - how proposed to be dealt with 03.02.26.docx(opens in a new window)Sonya Kilkenny - how proposed to be dealt with 03.02.26.pdf(opens in a new window)