Power Companies Must Work With Energy Safe Victoria to Develop and Implement Network Resilience Plans
Energy and Other Legislation Amendment (Resilience Reforms and Other Matters) Bill 2026
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Council
Assent
Introduced by: The Hon Ingrid Stitt MLC (ALP); Lily D'Ambrosio MP (ALP)
Links to official parliament websites
Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
The Debate
What different members said when this bill was debated:
Matthew Guy LIB
“Good morning to you, Deputy Speaker. It is nice to see you in the chair again for a meandering presentation of 20 minutes. I tell the Labor Party – I do not know who you have got up first; you might be listening – that I will be about 20 minutes. Members interjecting. Matthew GUY: I amgoing to be 20, not30 or 29. I do not think there is that much.”
Sheena Watt ALP
“Thank you very much for the call and opportunitytospeakonthe Energyand Other Legislation Amendment(Resilience Reformsand Other Matters) Bill 2026. It is always an honour to follow on from Mr Davis in an energy debate. It is a frequentfeatureof our time herein thechamber, and whathavenotsurprised me are theamendments that have been put before us today.”
“I did just hear one of the members on the other side of the chamber there say that they were very grateful for the fact that the member for Bulleen did not yell, as am I. I amvery grateful for that.”
Melina Bath NAT
“I am pleased to rise this evening to make a few brief comments on the Energy and Other Legislation Amendment (Resilience Reforms and Other Matters) Bill2026.”
Richard Riordan LIB
“I rise this morning to talk on yet another lazy Labor bill that talks about a problemwe all know exists but will again fail to really address the problem. What I wanttohighlightistheconstanteffecton myelectorate,thegoodelectorateof Polwarth,basedonthis government’sinabilitytobuildlong-termresilienceintoourpowerdistributionandenergydistribution networks. What do I mean by that?”
Michael Galea ALP
“I am pleased to rise to speak on the Energy and Other Legislation Amendment (Resilience Reforms and Other Matters) Bill 2026. It is worth making some remarks on this billbecausefromtheoutsetitis worthwhileto saythatthis bill is about building a stronger and more robust resilience into our energy grid.”
John Lister ALP
“I thank the member for Polwarth for an engaging discussion onpoles, which, yes, areimportant, and I willgo to someof theissues thatheraised around thesafety of those poles, the structural soundness of those poles. But I will point out the irony of the Liberal Party talking about structural soundness and white-anting, considering it is their business.”
Ryan Batchelor ALP
“I am very pleased to rise to speak on the Energy and Other Legislation Amendment (Resilience Reforms and Other Matters) Bill 2026 today. We are living in a time of climate change. That is what the science tells us. That is what the extreme weather we have had over recent years tells us, and it is what January just past told us. Our climate is changing.”
Gaelle Broad NAT
“I move: Thatdebate on this bill beadjourned until thenext dayof meeting. Motion agreed to and debate adjourned until next day of meeting. Adjournment Gayle TIERNEY (Western Victoria– Minister for Skills and TAFE, Ministerfor Water - 20:50): I move: Thatthehousedonow adjourn. Youth crime”
Sarah Connolly ALP
“I too rise to speak on the Energy and Other Legislation Amendment (Resilience Reforms and Other Matters) Bill 2026. I can tell you this, and I will pluck this out of thin air: this bill is certainly about strengthening Victoria’s capacity to withstand increasinglysevereclimatechangedrivenweatherevents.Thememberfor Narracantalkedaboutlack ofcommunityconsultation.”
Tim Read GRN
“I rise to very briefly commend this bill to the Parliament. The Energy and Other Legislation Amendment (Resilience Reforms and Other Matters) Bill 2026 will require electricity distribution network companies to publish network resilience plans to ensure our grid can better withstand natural disasters.”
Sonja Terpstra ALP
“(2350) My adjournment matter this eveningisforthe Premierintheotherplace.Theaction Iseekisforthe Premiertoprovideinformation on the programs available through the early intervention sports and activities menu. I am very proud that as part of our nation-leading violence reduction unit the Allan Labor government is investing $4.92 millionoverthenextfouryearsintothisprogram.”
Matt Fregon ALP
“It is my delight to also rise on the Energy and Other Legislation Amendment (Resilience Reforms and Other Matters) Bill 2026 and thank previous members for their contributions.”
Georgie Purcell AJP
“(2352) My adjournment matter is for the Ministerfor Corrections, andtheaction Iseekisforhimtoprioritisefundingtothesuccessfulwildlife rehabilitation program at Beechworth Correctional Centre. A constituent of mine has operated Beechworth wildlife rescue since 2016.”
Jade Benham NAT
“The Energy and Other Legislation Amendment (Resilience Reforms and Other Matters) Bill 2026: whenever there is a bill with regard to energy legislation and more amendments on the government business program, those throughout my electorate, particularly the southern parts of my electorate, get very, very nervous, and with good reason.”
Evan Mulholland LIB
“(2354) My adjournment is for the Premier. As Victoria approaches the state election – we are in an election year – I want to raise an important matter regarding multicultural events that are funded by the Victorian government, or the taxpayer, via the Department of Premier and Cabinet.”
John Pesutto LIB
“I rise to speak on the Energy and Other Legislation Amendment(Resilience Reforms and Other Matters) Bill2026.Two yearsagototheday I remember standing up and asking the Premier why her government would not agree to an upper house inquiry into the storms of February 2024. We all remember those storms. The Premier said she would have noneofit.”
Sarah Mansfield GRN
“(2355) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Environment, and the action I am seeking is for the government to properly fund and support the rollout of the four-stream waste management system for Victorian councils, in particular in regional and rural areas.”
Roma Britnell LIB
“I rise to speak on the Energy and Other Legislation Amendment (Resilience Reforms and Other Matters) Bill 2026, which brings together a widerangeofreforms,someof whichwesupport,somewequestionandsomethatrequiresignificant amendmentbeforetheyshouldproceed. Let mebegin with theresiliencereforms.”
Wendy Lovell LIB
“(2357) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Education. The action that I seek is for the minister to commit full funding in the 2026–27 state budget to complete the redevelopment of buildings and facilities at the new campus of Banmira Specialist School.”
Josh Bull ALP
“I am pleased to have the opportunity just before lunch to make a contribution to this important bill before the house, the Energy and Other Legislation Amendment (Resilience Reforms and Other Matters) Bill 2026.”
David Limbrick Liber
“(2358) My adjournment matter this evening is for the attention of the Minister for Multicultural Affairs. We are certainly living in uncertaintimes,withincreasingwarand conflict,achangingdigitallandscapeandacomplexsecurity environment. As our security agencies have frequently noted, this has created a very complex matrix of risks and threats.”
Trung Luu LIB
“(2366) My adjournment matter is for the Treasurer regarding the windfall gains tax introduced under the Labor government. Victoria is in the midst of a housing crisis, a crisis that is hurting families, young people, renters and first home buyers across our state.”
David Ettershank LCV
“I rise to speak on the Energy and Other Legislation Amendment (Resilience Reforms and Other Matters) Bill 2026. The bill amends the Electricity Safety Act 1998 to require Victorian electricity distribution businesses to prepare network resilience plans and to provide for the approval and enforcement of these plans by Energy Safe Victoria.”
Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell One N
“I rise to speak on the Energy and Other Legislation Amendment(Resilience Reformsand Other Matters)Bill 2026andtostronglyopposethe extraordinary amendments that were given to me late on Tuesday night. These amendments fundamentally expand compulsory acquisition powers under the Electricity Industry Act 2000.”
Lee Tarlamis ALP
“I move: Thatdebate on this bill beadjourned until thenext dayof meeting. Motion agreed to and debate adjourned until next day of meeting. Adjournment Gayle TIERNEY (Western Victoria– Minister for Skills and TAFE, Ministerfor Water - 18:50): I move: Thatthehousedonow adjourn. Metro Tunnel”
John Berger ALP
“(2373) My adjournment matter is for the Ministerfor Housingand Building.The Allan Laborgovernmentiscurrentlyundertakingthenation’s most ambitious urban renewal project. This project will see our old social housing towers, three of whichsitinmycommunityof Southern Metro,beingredevelopedsothatthesitescanhostmoresocial housing built to modern standards.”
Jacinta Ermacora ALP
“(2376) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events, Steve Dimopoulos. Thefree Formula One Melbourne fanfestivalreturnsin2026.Theaction Iseekisanupdateonhowthiseventwillboostlocalbusinesses and ensure more Victorians can share in the excitement.”
Georgie Crozier LIB
“(2385) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Health. The action I seek is for the minister to explain when the government will release ADJOURNMENT anew, long-termdigitalhealth strategythatensureshospitals, clinicians and patients aresupportedby amodern,connectedandefficienthealthsystem.Victoria’shealthsystemisunderenormouspressure, as we all know.”
Harriet Shing ALP
“This evening there were 4912 adjournment items, and they will be referred to the relevant ministers for response! There were anumberof matters whichdidcomeundertheportfolioofhousing,so Iwillacquitthemthisevening.”
David Davis LIB
“I move: That it be an instruction to the committee that they have power to consider amendments and a new clause to amend the Electricity Industry Act2000 to impose on electricity retailers, by statutory licence condition, a requirement to itemise on the first electricity bill of a customer issued in a calendar year, the proportion of that customer’s charges (and the amount of that proportion) refe…”