Nurse practitioners
Votes on whether to let nurse practitioners do more of the work doctors do.
Votes on letting nurse practitioners sign certain forms and certificates.
What this can’t tell you
- Most decisions in the Assembly are made on the voices, with no names recorded. Only recorded votes appear here.
- Many of these votes are on changes to someone else’s motion. Voting against a change can mean “not like this” or “not funded yet”, not opposition to the idea. Each vote shows its stage.
- “No recorded vote” can mean the MLA wasn’t a member yet, or didn’t vote. It never means they abstained.
Each MLA
One square per vote, oldest first. A Aye, N No (not yet checked), no recorded vote.
- Andrew Barr · Kurrajong
LaborNo recorded vote on these - Caitlin Tough · Brindabella
LaborAAye 1, No 0 - Chris Steel · Murrumbidgee
LaborAAye 1, No 0 - Marisa Paterson · Murrumbidgee
LaborAAye 1, No 0 - Michael Pettersson · Yerrabi
LaborNo recorded vote on these - Rachel Stephen-Smith · Kurrajong
LaborAAye 1, No 0 - Suzanne Orr · Yerrabi
LaborAAye 1, No 0 - Taimus Werner-Gibbings · Brindabella
LaborAAye 1, No 0 - Tara Cheyne · Ginninderra
LaborAAye 1, No 0 - Yvette Berry · Ginninderra
LaborAAye 1, No 0 - Andrew Braddock · Yerrabi
ACT GreensAAye 1, No 0 - Jo Clay · Ginninderra
ACT GreensAAye 1, No 0 - Laura Nuttall · Brindabella
ACT GreensAAye 1, No 0 - Rebecca Vassarotti · Kurrajong
ACT GreensNo recorded vote on these - Chiaka Barry · Ginninderra
Canberra LiberalsNAye 0, No 1 - Deborah Morris · Brindabella
Canberra LiberalsNo recorded vote on these - Ed Cocks · Murrumbidgee
Canberra LiberalsNAye 0, No 1 - Elizabeth Lee · Kurrajong
Canberra LiberalsNo recorded vote on these - James Milligan · Yerrabi
Canberra LiberalsNAye 0, No 1 - Jeremy Hanson · Murrumbidgee
Canberra LiberalsNAye 0, No 1 - Leanne Castley · Yerrabi
Canberra LiberalsNAye 0, No 1 - Mark Parton · Brindabella
Canberra LiberalsNAye 0, No 1 - Peter Cain · Ginninderra
Canberra LiberalsNAye 0, No 1 - Fiona Carrick · Murrumbidgee
IndependentAAye 1, No 0 - Thomas Emerson · Kurrajong
IndependentAAye 1, No 0
The votes
- 1. 25 February 2026 · Nurse Practitioners Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
A bill letting nurse practitioners do more, including signing some death certificates. It passed its first stage. (our summary; the question as recorded is below)
Question as recorded: That this bill be agreed to in principle. Question resolved in the affirmative.
Voting Aye would count as for this issue (review in progress). A vote to widen what nurse practitioners can do.
Ayes 14, Noes 7. Who voted each way · Official record, p. 613 ·
Other Assembly decisions on health
28 decisions on this topic since November 2024, newest first. Most were decided on the voices, without a recorded vote. Grouped into this topic by key words, so a few may belong elsewhere.
- 24 September 2026Paediatric oncology and haematology services: Feasibility and scopingMoved by Mark Parton and Elizabeth Lee (co-sponsored) · Passed on the voices, no names recorded · 1 change agreed first
- 22 September 2026Palliative care services: Review and action planMoved by Mark Parton · Passed on the voices, no names recorded · 1 change agreed first
- 17 September 2026Private health insurance rebateMoved by Mark Parton · Passed on the voices, no names recorded · 1 change agreed first
- 10 June 2026North canberra hospital redevelopment: Documents: Order to tableMoved by Mark Parton · Passed on the voices, no names recorded · 2 changes agreed first
- 27 May 2026Occupational violence: ACT public health system: Legislative review and reportingMoved by Mark Parton · Passed on the voices, no names recorded · 2 changes agreed first
What Canberrans said about health
What they most wanted
- Improve waiting times for public health services70%
- Improve access to specialist and allied health services63%
- Prioritise recruitment, retention and training of healthcare staff61%
From the 2025 Community Priorities Survey (ACT Government, YourSay Panel, summary report, April 2026), carried out 21 October to 4 November 2025: 1,801 people answered. An opt-in panel of Canberrans aged 18 and over, with extra young people recruited through a second panel, weighted by age, gender and region to match the 2021 Census. “What they most wanted” is out of the 905 people who picked this area; each could choose up to three. This shows what people told one survey. It isn’t a vote, and it doesn’t say how any MLA should vote.