Status
Passed and Assented to
Introduction print – Bill
Introduction print – Explanatory Memorandum
First House: Legislative Assembly
First readingAssembly
- Introduced by Hon Mary-Anne Thomas
- First reading passed
- 14 Oct 2025
- Statement of compatibility tabled
- 15 Oct 2025
Second readingAssembly
- Second reading moved
- 15 Oct 2025
- Debate resumed
- 28 Oct 2025
- Debate resumed
- 29 Oct 2025
- Amendments circulated
- 28 Oct 2025
The Member for Sandringham (Brad Rowswell) circulated amendments.
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- 28 Oct 2025
The Member for Caulfield (David Southwick) circulated amendments.
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- 28 Oct 2025
The Member for Mornington (Chris Crewther) circulated amendments.
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- 28 Oct 2025
The Member for Melbourne (Ellen Sandell) circulated amendments.
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- 28 Oct 2025
The Member for Preston (Nathan Lambert) circulated amendments.
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- 28 Oct 2025
The Member for Richmond (Gabrielle de Vietri) circulated amendments.
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- 28 Oct 2025
The Member for Ringwood (Will Fowles) circulated amendments.
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- 28 Oct 2025
The Member for Kew (Jess Wilson) circulated amendments.
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- 28 Oct 2025
The Member for Monbulk (Daniella De Martino) circulated amendments.
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- 28 Oct 2025
The Member for Broadmeadows (Kathleen Matthews-Ward) circulated amendments.
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- 29 Oct 2025
The Member for Kew (Jess Wilson) circulated amendments.
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- 29 Oct 2025
The Member for Preston (Nathan Lambert) circulated amendments.
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- Reasoned amendment
- 28 Oct 2025
The Member for Greenvale (Iwan Walters) moved a reasoned amendment.
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- 28 Oct 2025
Iwan Walters' reasoned Amendment was defeated.
- Second reading passed
- 28 Oct 2025
- Consideration in detail
- 28 Oct 2025
The House is considering the bill in detail.
Third readingAssembly
- Third reading moved
- 29 Oct 2025
- Third reading passed
- 29 Oct 2025
Second House: Legislative Council
Message received from AssemblyCouncil
- Message received from Assembly
- 30 Oct 2025
First readingCouncil
- Introduced by Hon Ingrid Stitt
- First reading passed
- 30 Oct 2025
- Statement of compatibility tabled
- 30 Oct 2025
Second readingCouncil
- Second reading moved
- 30 Oct 2025
- Debate resumed
- 12 Nov 2025
- Sarah Mansfield amendments circulated
- 12 Nov 2025
- Katherine Copsey amendments circulated
- 12 Nov 2025
- Gaelle Broad amendments circulated
- 12 Nov 2025
- Evan Mullholland amendments circulated
- 12 Nov 2025
- Enver Erdogan amendments circulated
- 12 Nov 2025
- Michael Galea amendments circulated
- 12 Nov 2025
- Ryan Batchelor amendments circulated
- 12 Nov 2025
- Reasoned amendment
- 12 Nov 2025
The following reasoned amendment moved by Gaelle Broad was debated and defeated —
That all the words after “That” be omitted and replaced with “this House refuses to read this Bill a second time until adequate time is given to allow full consideration of the anticipated and unintended consequences of changes to the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017, and until further and broader consultation is undertaken.”.
- Second reading passed
- 12 Nov 2025
Committee of the wholeCouncil
- Date committed
- 12 Nov 2025
- Further considered in Committee
- 14 Nov 2025
- Ann-Marie Hermans amendments circulated
- 12 Nov 2025
- Committee of the whole completed - Bill amended
- 14 Nov 2025
Michael Galea's (MGA01C) and Ryan Batchelor's (RB01C) amendments were agreed to.
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Third readingCouncil
- Third reading moved
- 14 Nov 2025
- Third reading passed
- 14 Nov 2025
Dealing with Council amendments
- Dealing with Council amendments
- 18 Nov 2025
The Assembly agreed to the amendments made by the Council in this Bill.
Royal Assent
- Royal Assent given
- 25 Nov 2025
- Act number 50/2025