Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Amendment (Restoration of Examination Powers) Bill 2022

What the bill says it does

The purpose of this Act is to amend the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Act 2011 to restore certain examination powers of the Commission.

Quoted from: Purpose clause of the bill as introduced. Not written or edited by FOCUp.

Official sources

• Parliament of Victoria: this bill
• Introduction print – Bill (DOCX)
• Introduction print – Bill (PDF)

Timeline

1. First reading passed — Legislative Council

   20 Dec 2022

2. First reading: Statement of compatibility tabled — Legislative Council

   20 Dec 2022 · Source

3. Second reading moved — Legislative Council

   20 Dec 2022 · Source

4. Second reading: Greens amendments circulated — Legislative Council

   8 Feb 2023 · Source

5. Second reading: Debate adjourned — Legislative Council

   8 Mar 2023

6. Second reading: Greens amendment circulated — Legislative Council

   8 Mar 2023 · Source

7. Second reading: Debate resumed — Legislative Council

   Date not published

Election commitments on the same subject

Matched by shared budget line and wording. A match does not mean this bill delivers the commitment.

• Introduce legislation to expand Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) powers · Victorian Labor · 1 June 2026
• Give IBAC new powers to trace corruption and require its reports to be released sooner · Victorian Liberals and Nationals · 8 May 2026
• Give VCAT new powers to make demasking orders · Victorian Labor · 19 July 2026
• Establish a Royal Commission into crime and corruption on Victorian Government construction projects · Victorian Liberals and Nationals · 8 May 2026
• Expand IBAC's powers · Victorian Greens · 30 July 2026