Votes · 9 April 2025
Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
The bill to raise the age at which children can be charged with a crime to 14. 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. Ayes 14, Noes 7.
Ayes (14)
- Andrew BraddockACT Greens
- Caitlin ToughLabor
- Chris SteelLabor
- Fiona CarrickIndependent
- Jo ClayACT Greens
- Laura NuttallACT Greens
- Marisa PatersonLabor
- Michael PetterssonLabor
- Rachel Stephen-SmithLabor
- Shane RattenburyACT Greens
- Suzanne OrrLabor
- Taimus Werner-GibbingsLabor
- Tara CheyneLabor
- Thomas EmersonIndependent
Noes (7)
- Chiaka BarryCanberra Liberals
- Deborah MorrisCanberra Liberals
- Ed CocksCanberra Liberals
- James MilliganCanberra Liberals
- Leanne CastleyCanberra Liberals
- Mark PartonCanberra Liberals
- Peter CainCanberra Liberals
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 No would count (review in progress) as for “Make criminal laws tougher and give police more powers”. Raising the age means fewer children can be charged, the opposite of a tougher law.
Source
Hansard, 2025-04-09, p. 1093, #the-assembly-voted-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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