Investigation Powers for the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission and Reporting Changes for the Environment Protection Authority
Entities Legislation Amendment (Consolidation and Other Matters) Bill 2025
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Council
Assent
Topics
coastal management environmental protection land rehabilitation mental health passenger transport ride share fares waste recycling
Introduced by: The Hon Jaclyn Symes MLC (ALP); Danny Pearson MP (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:
Iwan Walters ALP
“I rise in support of the Entities Legislation Amendment (Consolidation and Other Matters) Bill 2025, but I do so with a sense of disappointment, because I think this was the first opportunityfor the Leader of the Opposition as Shadow Treasurer to really set forth what her alternative fiscal strategy might look like. I listened for 30 minutes, and I do not think we heard that articulated.”
Richard Welch LIB
“I am pleased to rise on the Entities Legislation Amendment (Consolidation and Other Matters) Bill 2025. I think just to rehash a joke fromlastsittingweek,itcouldhavebeennamedthe‘BetterEntitiesLegislationAmendment(Sooner) Bill’, as is the naming protocol we seem to adopt for all legislation these days.”
Emma Kealy NAT
“I would like to respond to the member for Greenvale, who questioned what we would cut. Ican tell you whatwewould cut. Wewould nothavestrippers on Big Build sites. I reckon that we could clearly cut a few bucks out of doing that.”
Aiv Puglielli GRN
“I rise to make a brief contribution on behalf of the Greens with respect to the Entities Legislation Amendment (Consolidation and Other Matters) Bill2025. I will befollowed by Dr Sarah Mansfield fromour bench as well.”
Melina Bath NAT
“I am pleased to rise to make a brief contribution on the Entities Legislation Amendment (Consolidation and Other Matters) Bill2025. In doing so I note that this is an omnibus bill. It is a little bit from column A and a bit from column B. It has elements of recommendationsfromtheSilverreviewandthenelementsofthegovernment’sownthoughtprocess.”
Dylan Wight ALP
“It gives me great pleasure this afternoon to rise and make a contribution on this piece of legislation and indeed in favour of this piece of legislation. It has been a lively debate so far.”
David Limbrick Liber
“Sooner or later this government, or potentially the opposition if they ever win government, will have to face the reality that Victoria has to live within its means. Either they do that through planning in advance and managing our finances in a responsible way, or they do it through pretending they do not exist until the point that we get to a financial emergency.”
Ellen Sandell GRN
“I would also like to make a contribution on the Entities Legislation Amendment (Consolidation and Other Matters) Bill 2025. As others have canvassed, the billsetsouttodemolish,gutor mergepublicentitieswhichplaycrucialrolesparticularlyinprotecting our natural environment and overseeing our mental health system, and they are the two elements that I am going to focus on in my speech today.”
Gary Maas ALP
“I too rise today to speak to the Entities Legislation Amendment (Consolidation and Other Matters) Bill 2025. I do so knowing that this is absolutely in line with our state Labor government’s priority of delivering high-quality public services but in a financially responsible manner.”
John Berger ALP
“I rise to make a contribution on the Entities Legislation Amendment (Consolidation and Other Matters) Bill 2025. This piece of legislation will aimtoreduceduplicationacrossgovernment, clarifyroles and responsibilities withthebroaderpublic sector, and help streamline reporting requirements to ensure effective and efficient governance in Victoria.”
Jade Benham NAT
“If I did not laugh, I would cry, honestly, hearing terms from theothersidelike‘fiscallyresponsible’,‘world-classefficiencies’,‘recklessfrontline’.Theonlything that is reckless – A member interjected. Jade BENHAM: The recklessness from the other side is reckless incompetence and the inability tousecalculators.Youdo haveto givethoseon theothersideonething.”
Jeff Bourman Shoot
“It gives me great pleasure in this place today to read part 3, ‘Abolition of environment advisory bodies’, and division 1, ‘Abolition of Victorian Environmental Assessment Council’.”
Paul Hamer ALP
“I also rise to make a contribution on the Entities Legislation Amendment (Consolidation and Other Matters) Bill 2025. It is a piece of legislation that will reform anumberofdifferentagenciesinthepublicsector.BeforeIgoontothat,Idowanttorespondtosome of the claims that were madeby the member for Mildura, particularly in relation to this government’s treatmentof mentalhealth.”
Rachel Payne LCV
“I rise on behalf of Legalise Cannabis VictoriatospeakontheEntitiesLegislationAmendment(ConsolidationandOtherMatters)Bill 2025. To begin, I would like to be clear that we do believe that there is value in reducing unnecessary waste andwearenotopposedtoallofthechangesinthisbill.”
Brad Rowswell LIB
“I also rise to address the Entities Legislation Amendment(Consolidation andOtherMatters)Bill2025.IndoingsoI acknowledgethecontribution on behalf of theopposition bythe member for Kewin engaging with stakeholders and taking the lead on this bill from an opposition perspective. I note her work and that of her office in engaging with colleagues, and I note the work of those colleagues.”
Georgie Crozier LIB
“I rise to speak to the Entities Legislation Amendment (Consolidation and Other Matters) Bill 2025. As others have said, this bill does various things, but essentially it amends several pieces of legislation to implement part of the government’s response to the Independent Review of the Victorian Public Service, also known as the Silver review.”
Will Fowles IND
“It is my pleasure to make a contribution around the Entities Legislation Amendment (Consolidation and Other Matters) Bill 2025. It is a pretty exciting bill name and obviously equally exciting subject matter for the most part, but I do want to focus on some of the changesaroundmentalhealth,whichIthinkaresubstantiveandworthyofdiscussionand,inmyview, worthy of challenge.”
Georgie Purcell AJP
“I rise to speak on the Entities Legislation Amendment (Consolidation and Other Matters) Bill 2025 and wish to indicate from the outset, like many others on the crossbench, that I will not be supporting this piece of legislation.”
Michaela Settle ALP
“I rise to speak on Entities Legislation Amendment (ConsolidationandOtherMatters)Bill2025.IrisetospeakonthisbillbecauseIthinkitsaysso much aboutwherethis governmentis at. This is aresponsiblebill, anditis makingsurethateverydollar we spendisfocusedonVictorians.”
Sarah Mansfield GRN
“I rise to speak on the Entities Legislation Amendment (Consolidation and Other Matters) Bill 2025, and I just want to start by endorsing the words of my colleague Mr Puglielli. I obviously agree with the position he has put, and he has made it very clear that we will not be supporting this bill.”
John Pesutto LIB
“I rise to speak on the Entities Legislation Amendment (Consolidation and Other Matters) Bill2025, and previous speakers on this side have addressed quite eloquently our concerns about the risks to proper and genuine oversight on government spending, whether it is the Essential Services Commission, the government purchasing board or the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission, which is so important …”
Lee Tarlamis ALP
“I move: Thatdebate on this bill beadjourned until later this day. Motion agreed to and debate adjourned until later this day.”
Martin Cameron NAT
“I rise to give a contribution on the Entities Legislation Amendment (Consolidation and Other Matters) Bill 2025. As the member for Melton said, there has beensomegoodlistening,listeningtobothsidesofthechamberandhearinghowdifferentpeopletake what this bill is trying to achieve.”
Jaclyn Symes ALP
“I just acknowledge the previous speakers from Tuesday and the opportunity to sum up on the Entities Legislation Amendment (Consolidation and Other Matters) Bill2025.I willcanvass afewpoints thatareimportantto go over regardingtheintentbehindthebill, the type of which is quite unusual, I suppose.”