Thursday, 2 April 2026

 The PRESIDENT (19:02): I have received a message from the Legislative Assembly in respect of the Regulatory Legislation Amendment (Reform) Bill 2026:

The Legislative Assembly informs the Legislative Council that, in relation to ‘A Bill for an Act to amend the Circular Economy (Waste Reduction and Recycling) Act 2021, the Competition Policy Reform (Victoria) Act 1995, the Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987, the Environment Protection Act 2017, the Gas Industry Act 2001, the Grain Handling and Storage Act 1995, the Local Government Act 2020, the Spent Convictions Act 2021, the Victorian Conservation Trust Act 1972, the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 and the Accident Compensation Act 1985 in relation to minor, technical and operational matters, to make statute law revision amendments to the Labour Hire Legislation Amendment (Licensing) Act 2025 and minor amendments to the Restricting Non­disclosure Agreements (Sexual Harassment at Work) Act 2025, the Fuel Emergency Act 1977 to confer a power on the Minister to direct persons to give the Minister information relating to the production, supply, distribution, sale, use or consumption of a fuel and create related offences and to increase the penalty for certain existing offences against that Act and for other purposes’ the amendments made by the Council have been agreed to.