New Responsibilities for Stable and Strong Families Partners
Children, Youth and Families Amendment (Supporting Stable and Strong Families) Bill 2025
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Council
Assent
Topics
Aboriginal cultural identity child protection child welfare children's education children's health Indigenous affairs social services youth services
Introduced by: The Hon Ben Carroll MP (ALP); The Hon Lizzie Blandthorn MLC (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:
Nicole Werner LIB
“I rise to speak on the Children, Youth and Families Amendment (Supporting Stable and Strong Families) Bill 2025, and I want to start my remarks by making thepoint todaythatthereis nothing agovernmentdoes thatis moreimportantthan protecting those who cannot protect themselves.”
Georgie Crozier LIB
“I rise to speak to the Children, Youth and Families Amendment (Supporting Stable and Strong Families) Bill 2025. I note today that we have got two bills in relation to child protection. The bill that we will be debating after this one is the Children, Youth and Families Amendment (Stability) Bill 2025.”
Nathan Lambert ALP
“I rise in support of the Children, Youth and Families Amendment (Supporting Stable and Strong Families) Bill 2025. I might, if I can, turn to some of the comments by the member for Warrandyte, maybe in chronological order. I suppose we can at least agreewiththecommentsshestartedon.Iwaspleasedtohearhercommentsaboutthededication,hard workandprofessionalismofourchildprotectionworkers.”
Jacinta Ermacora ALP
“I am pleased to speak on the Children, Youth and FamiliesAmendment(SupportingStableand StrongFamilies)Bill 2025. We knowthephrase‘It takesavillagetoraiseachild’istrue,andthisbillmakeschangestocross-departmentalresponsibilities to vulnerable young Victorians not dissimilar to the principle expressed above.”
Nina Taylor ALP
“We are all agreed, I would hope, on the premise and the fundamental underpinning of the imperative of reforms in this space, and that is to provide the best protection and stable homes for Victorian children. The vulnerability element goes without saying. I would like to think that there is a positive and definitely good will.”
Gaelle Broad NAT
“I appreciate the opportunity to speak on this bill, the Children, Youth and Families Amendment (Supporting Stable and Strong Families) Bill 2025. We sometimes see that the names or titles of bills can be a bit political, but certainly when it comes to supportingstrongandstablefamilies,thatisanaspirationthatIdosupport.”
Mathew Hilakari ALP
“I sayto the member for South-WestCoast: if you are aware of laws being broken in this state, you have an obligation to report it to police. You have an obligationtodoit,especiallyin casesofsexualassaultof childrenandespeciallyin cases wheredrugs have been dealt. I say that to all members as a standing matter.”
David Ettershank LCV
“I rise to make a contribution to the Children, Youth and Families Amendment(Supporting Stable and Strong Families) Bill 2025, which seeks to implementthesupportingstable and strongfamilies scheme.”
Rachel Westaway LIB
“I rise to speak on the Children, Youth and Families Amendment(SupportingStableandStrongFamilies) Bill 2025.As theshadow ministerhas outlined, the opposition will not oppose this bill; we support its intent. But I must be direct with this house. Intent alone does not protect children. Intent alone does not keep families together.”
John Berger ALP
“I rise to speak on the Children, Youth and Families Amendment (Supporting Stable and Strong Families) Bill 2025. This is a bill which, following extensive consultation, seeks to amend and improve the way in which institutions of the Victorian government approach and carry out their duties and responsibilities towards vulnerable children, vulnerable youngpeopleand vulnerablefamilies.”
Eden Foster ALP
“It is a pleasure to rise in support of the Children, Youth and Families Amendment (Supporting Stable and Strong Families) Bill 2025 today, and I thank the Minister for Children for the extraordinary work she has done to bring these reforms to Parliament.”
Georgie Purcell AJP
“I rise to speak on the Children, Youth and Families Amendment (Supporting Stable and Strong Families) Bill 2025 and wish to indicate from theoutset that I will be supporting it. This bill will establish the supporting stable and strong families, or SSSF, scheme, creating shared responsibility across government departments for the wellbeing of vulnerable children and care leavers.”
“At the outset can I acknowledge the contributions of members in this place on this important bill.”
Tim Read GRN
“I am speaking today on behalf of the Greens on the Children, Youth and Families Amendment (Supporting Stable and Strong Families) Bill 2025. Before I begin I want to acknowledge the contributions from both sides of the chamber that have been particularly strong, especially the last onefromthe member for Mulgrave.”
Josh Bull ALP
“I am pleased to have the opportunity this afternoon to follow on and make a contribution on the Children, Youth and Families Amendment (Supporting Stable and Strong Families) Bill 2025, which goes to creating a legislative framework to improve collaboration across the government to improve outcomes for children, young people and families that are at risk and those that are involved with child prot…”
Jade Benham NAT
“I am very pleased to be able to rise to speak on the Children, Youth and Families Amendment (Supporting Stable and Strong Families) Bill 2025. There is no member of this house that would oppose stable and strong families.”
Ella George ALP
“I too rise today to speak on the Children, Youth and Families Amendment (Supporting Stable and Strong Families) Bill 2025. I echo what the member for Mildura has just finished her contribution with: no-one in this place is opposing strengthening protections for vulnerablechildren,vulnerableVictorians.”