Votes · 6 March 2025

Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Bill 2025

Amendment. A vote on changing the wording of a motion or bill. Voting against a change can mean "not like this", not opposition to the idea.A vote on changing the wording of a motion or bill. Voting against a change can mean "not like this", not opposition to the idea.

Liberal changes to a bill on child sex offenders that would have stopped convicted offenders from working in legal services that deal with children. They were voted down. (our summary; the question as recorded is below)

Question as recorded: That Ms Morris’s amendments Nos 1 and 2 be agreed to.

Question resolved in the negative. Ayes 8, Noes 15.

LaborACT GreensIndependentIndependentCanberra Liberals

Ayes

Noes

Ayes (8)

Chiaka BarryCanberra Liberals
Deborah MorrisCanberra Liberals
Ed CocksCanberra Liberals
James MilliganCanberra Liberals
Jeremy HansonCanberra Liberals
Leanne CastleyCanberra Liberals
Mark PartonCanberra Liberals
Peter CainCanberra Liberals

Noes (15)

Issues this vote is grouped under

Grouping a vote under an issue is our interpretation, not part of the official record.

Tougher crime lawsReview in progress
Voting Aye would count (review in progress) as for “Make criminal laws tougher and give police more powers”. The changes would have added a new restriction on convicted child sex offenders.

Source

Hansard, 2025-03-06, p. 490, #dr-paterson-2 (ACT Legislative Assembly)

Names are as recorded in the source. Group is the member’s ballot group at their last election, or the name they now sit under where that has changed. Members not listed have no recorded vote in this division; that doesn’t mean they abstained.

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