Wednesday, 23 September 2026

 The ACTING PRESIDENT (Jacinta Ermacora) (14:21): I have received a message from the Legislative Assembly in respect of the Local Government Legislation Amendment (Stronger Communities) Bill 2026:

The Legislative Assembly informs the Legislative Council that, in relation to ‘A Bill for an Act to amend the Local Government Act 2020 to enhance the integrity and governance standards of Councils, to enable the prescription of a Fair Jobs Code and to make provision for the appointment of a Local Government Fair Jobs Code Regulator and to amend the City of Melbourne Act 2001 to remove group voting tickets from the election of Councillors, to increase the permitted ratio between the lowest and highest differential rates if the Melbourne City Council uses the net annual value system of valuation, to enable a vacancy in the office of Deputy Lord Mayor to be filled by appointment, to reduce entitlement to be enrolled on the voters’ roll without application and for other purposes’ the amendments made by the Council have been agreed to.