Thursday, 9 September 2021

Bills

Mental Health (Counsellors) Amendment Bill 2021

Ms KEALY
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Bills

Mental Health (Counsellors) Amendment Bill 2021

Introduction

 Ms KEALY (Lowan) (15:13): I move:

That I introduce a bill for an act to amend the Mental Health Act 2014 to provide that counsellors are mental health practitioners for the purposes of the act and for other purposes.

House divided on motion:

Ayes, 9
Angus, Mr Kealy, Ms Southwick, Mr
Britnell, Ms Sandell, Ms Walsh, Mr
Guy, Mr Sheed, Ms Wells, Mr
Noes, 13
Allan, Ms Connolly, Ms Halfpenny, Ms
Brayne, Mr Crugnale, Ms Halse, Mr
Bull, Mr J Dimopoulos, Mr Hamer, Mr
Carbines, Mr Edbrooke, Mr Spence, Ms
Cheeseman, Mr

Motion defeated.

Register of opinion on motion

Ayes

Mr Battin, Mr Blackwood, Mr Burgess, Mr Hodgett, Ms McLeish, Mr Morris, Mr Newbury, Mr Northe, Mr D O’Brien, Mr M O’Brien, Mr Riordan, Mr Rowswell, Ms Ryan, Mr Smith, Ms Staley, Mr Tilley, Ms Vallence, Mr Wakeling

Noes

Ms Addison, Mr Andrews, Ms Blandthorn, Mr Carroll, Ms Couzens, Ms D’Ambrosio, Mr Donnellan, Ms Edwards, Mr Eren, Mr Foley, Mr Fowles, Mr Fregon, Ms Hall, Ms Hennessy, Ms Horne, Ms Hutchins, Mr Kennedy, Ms Kilkenny, Mr Maas, Mr McGhie, Mr McGuire, Mr Merlino, Ms Neville, Mr Pakula, Mr Pallas, Mr Pearson, Ms Richards, Mr Richardson, Mr Scott, Ms Settle, Mr Staikos, Ms Suleyman, Mr Tak, Mr Taylor, Ms Theophanous, Ms Thomas, Ms Ward, Ms Williams, Mr Wynne

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