Victoria · Justice
Equal Opportunity Amendment (Work from Home) Bill 2026
Lapsed: Not passed before parliament was prorogued or dissolved, usually for an election. It can be introduced again in the new parliament. What the other terms mean
- Parliament
- Parliament of Victoria
- Introduced
- 16 June 2026
- Latest stage
- 3 Nov 2026
- Introduced by
- Hon Jacinta Allan
- Stage detail
- Lapsed
What the bill says it does
The purpose of this Act is to amend the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 to enact a right to work from home.
Quoted from: Purpose clause of the bill as introduced. Not written or edited by FOCUp.
Official sources
Timeline
First reading passed — Legislative Assembly
16 June 2026
First reading: Statements of compatibility tabled — Legislative Assembly
17 June 2026 · Source
Second reading moved — Legislative Assembly
17 June 2026 · Source
Second reading: Government business program — Legislative Assembly
28 July 2026
Second reading: Debate resumed — Legislative Assembly
29 July 2026
Second reading: Amendments circulated — Legislative Assembly
29 July 2026 · Source
Second reading passed — Legislative Assembly
30 July 2026
Third reading moved — Legislative Assembly
30 July 2026
Third reading passed — Legislative Assembly
30 July 2026
Message received from Assembly — Legislative Council
30 July 2026
First reading passed — Legislative Council
30 July 2026
First reading: Statements of Compatibility tabled — Legislative Council
30 July 2026 · Source
Second reading moved — Legislative Council
30 July 2026 · Source
Second reading: Debate resumed — Legislative Council
10 Sept 2026
Second reading: Opposition amendments circulated — Legislative Council
10 Sept 2026 · Source
Second reading: Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party amendments circulated — Legislative Council
10 Sept 2026 · Source
Second reading: Legalise Cannabis Victoria amendments circulated — Legislative Council
10 Sept 2026 · Source
Second reading: Government amendments circulated — Legislative Council
10 Sept 2026 · Source
Second reading: Reasoned amendment — Legislative Council
10 Sept 2026
Bill lapsed — Legislative Council
3 Nov 2026
Status changed from Upper House to Lapsed
Noticed by FOCUp 5 Nov 2026 · Source
Lapsed
Where it sits in the budget
Government function: Courts, corrections and legal services
- Public order and safety$12.7B spending, 2026-27
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