Wednesday, 14 May 2025

Bills

Energy and Land Legislation Amendment (Energy Safety) Bill 2025

Council’s amendments

The PRESIDENT (17:00): I have received a message from the Legislative Assembly in respect of the Energy and Land Legislation Amendment (Energy Safety) Bill 2025:

The Legislative Assembly informs the Legislative Council that, in relation to ‘A Bill for an Act to amend the Electricity Safety Act 1998, the Gas Safety Act 1997, the Pipelines Act 2005, the Energy Safe Victoria Act 2005, the Land Act 1958 and the Electricity Industry Act 2000 and for other purposes’ the amendments made by the Council have been agreed to.

David Limbrick: On a point of order, President, on statements and reports, my understanding of the sessional orders is that they need to either start at 5:15 pm or after 300 minutes of general business has elapsed, and it is my understanding that neither of those things has happened.

The PRESIDENT: We have just adjourned off the rest of the general business. We just adjourned it off then, through a motion from Mr Davis.

David Limbrick: But 300 minutes has not elapsed.

The PRESIDENT: Yes, but you can adjourn anything off, no matter what the time prescribes, with a motion, which we just did.