New Suicide Death Register With Fines for Misusing Data, and Mental Health Commission Must Create Statewide Prevention Plans
Suicide Prevention Bill 2025
Legislative Council
Legislative Assembly
Assent
Topics
data privacy Indigenous affairs Indigenous health information sharing mental health privacy public health suicide prevention
Introduced by: The Hon Ryan Park MP (ALP); The Hon Rose Jackson (ALP)
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
The Debate
What different members said when this bill was debated:
Robyn Preston LIB
“On behalf of the Opposition, I contribute to this important debate on the Suicide Prevention Bill 2025. It is particularly pertinent we debate this bill on World Suicide Prevention Day. Suicide is an incredibly serious and sensitive issue in which a whole-of-government approach would greatly benefit the people of New South Wales.”
Lynda Voltz ALP
“I support the Suicide Prevention Bill 2025 and also speak on World Suicide Prevention Day, held every year on 10 September. On this day, communities, organisations and governments across Australia and around the globe come together to remember those we have lost, to support those who are struggling and to recommit to the task of saving lives.”
David Saliba ALP
“I speak in support of the Suicide Prevention Bill 2025. I commend the Minister for her work in the mental health space. Every member supports the work the Government does to counter suicide. Growing up, I had little experience with deaths in the family. When I was in the Army Reserve, we did mandatory suicide prevention and awareness training annually.”
Matt Cross LIB
“I am very proud to make a contribution to debate on the Suicide Prevention Bill 2025. I commend the Government for bringing this piece of legislation to the New South Wales Parliament because, as we all know, leadership is about solving problems. We do have a problem in our society when it comes to people taking their own life.”
Tim Crakanthorp ALP
“Today is World Suicide Prevention Day, and there is no better way to mark that occasion than by standing in this place to speak in support of the incredibly important Suicide Prevention Bill 2025. It is often said that every person has been impacted by suicide. I am no exception.”
Jason Li ALP
“I speak in support of the Suicide Prevention Bill 2025. Suicide is one of the most devastating challenges we face as a society. Not many of us will have been untouched by it. Each life lost leaves behind not just statistics but empty chairs at dinner tables, unfinished dreams and families who carry a grief that never ends.”
Liza Butler ALP
“Today, on World Suicide Prevention Day, I speak in support of the Suicide Prevention Bill 2025. There is no person in this place who has not been touched by suicide. I have friends who have lost children, partners or parents, and this year I lost my nephew and a dear colleague due to suicide.”
Steph Cooke NAT
“I support the Suicide Prevention Bill 2025. Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. Before I turn to the details of the bill, I begin by acknowledging the families, friends and communities across the Cootamundra electorate who have lost loved ones to suicide. These losses are immeasurable. They cut deeply and often silently.”
Marjorie O'Neill ALP
“At the outset, I acknowledge the contribution from the member for Cootamundra and the sincerity with which she shows leadership in this space. I acknowledge the work she has done as the former emergency services Minister. She was a good Minister and I thank her for her work. Every suicide is a tragedy. Anyone who has been impacted by it knows it is not just a statistic.”
Donna Davis ALP
“The Suicide Prevention Bill 2025 will create an Act to provide for matters in relation to suicide prevention, including a coordinated government response for the prevention of suicide in New South Wales. The objectives of the bill are:”
Jenny Aitchison ALP
“Every suicide is a tragedy that deeply affects individuals, families and communities. It leaves a lasting impact on those left behind. Each life lost is not just a statistic but someone’s child, parent, partner, friend or colleague. It extends beyond personal grief. It impacts workplaces, social connections, productivity and the fabric of society.”
Liesl Tesch ALP
“I support the Suicide Prevention Bill 2025. I am privileged to give this speech on World Suicide Prevention Day. We have all been touched by suicide in various ways. The very first boy I kissed, not whilst we were kissing but later in his life, took his own life. The dad of my friend from school Ruth Garde took his own life.”
Julia Finn ALP
“I contribute to debate on the Suicide Prevention Bill 2025. Today is World Suicide Prevention Day, so it is entirely appropriate that today, 10 September, is the day that the Government is introducing its first suicide prevention bill. The legislation is groundbreaking.”
Sophie Cotsis ALP
“I speak in debate on the Government’s Suicide Prevention Bill 2025. Any suicide or self‑harm incident represents an immense tragedy for individuals and their families. The loss extends beyond personal grief, affecting workplaces, social connections, productivity and the fabric of society.”
Felicity Wilson LIB
“This World Suicide Prevention Day, I join with my colleagues in supporting the Suicide Prevention Bill 2025. This is the next piece of work in our attempt to eradicate suicide from our State and nation. Suicide prevention and its response must be worked on in a bipartisan fashion.”
Michael Holland ALP
“There are times in one’s career when bills of particular importance come up, and this one, particularly today, will stand out in my career. It is very important. One of the first things I experienced after coming to Parliament three years ago was the loss of a dear friend in the medical field. It was particularly confronting to then attend a suicide prevention event in Parliament.”
News articles and press releases
Suicide Prevention Bill 2025
The Hon. ROSE JACKSON, Minister for Water — 2025-06-03
The bill will task the Mental Health Commission with preparing and supporting the implementation of a statewide suicide prevention plan and a statewide Aboriginal suicide prevention plan. The plans must have regard to the needs of people disproportionately impacted by suicide, the need to increase suicide prevention capability across government departments and agencies, the effects of infrastructure and urban design, and the needs and perspectives of people with a lived or living experience of suicide. The statewide plan will provide a clear framework for government accountability so that suicide prevention is not siloed or optional but embedded into the business of government.