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Multicultural Victoria Amendment Bill 2026
Assented: Signed into law, so it is now an Act. Federally the Governor-General gives assent; in the states, the Governor; in the Northern Territory, the Administrator. The ACT has no assent step: a passed bill becomes law when it is notified (published) on the ACT Legislation Register, which FOCUp also shows as Assented. What the other terms mean
- Parliament
- Parliament of Victoria
- Introduced
- 28 July 2026
- Latest stage
- 15 Sept 2026
- Introduced by
- Hon Sonya Kilkenny
- Stage detail
- Passed and Assented to
What the bill says it does
The main purpose of this Act is to amend the Multicultural Victoria Act 2011— (a) to establish Multicultural Victoria; and (b) to provide for the establishment of a multicultural community advisory group to advise Multicultural Victoria; and (c) to provide for the establishment of regional engagement groups; and (d) to amend the principles of multiculturalism; and (e) to reform the reporting requirements under that Act; and (f) to require certain public sector entities to acquire interpreting and translating services from VITS LanguageLoop; and (g) to abolish the Victorian Multicultural Commission and make necessary transitional arrangements.
Quoted from: Purpose clause of the bill as introduced. Not written or edited by FOCUp.
Official sources
Timeline
First reading passed — Legislative Assembly
28 July 2026
First reading: Statements of compatibility tabled — Legislative Assembly
29 July 2026 · Source
Second reading moved — Legislative Assembly
29 July 2026 · Source
Second reading: Government business program — Legislative Assembly
11 Aug 2026
Second reading: Debate resumed — Legislative Assembly
12 Aug 2026
Second reading passed — Legislative Assembly
13 Aug 2026
Third reading moved — Legislative Assembly
13 Aug 2026
Third reading passed — Legislative Assembly
13 Aug 2026
Message received from Assembly — Legislative Council
13 Aug 2026
First reading passed — Legislative Council
13 Aug 2026
First reading: Statements of compatibility tabled — Legislative Council
13 Aug 2026 · Source
Second reading moved — Legislative Council
13 Aug 2026 · Source
Second reading: Debate resumed — Legislative Council
27 Aug 2026
Second reading: Libertarian Party amendments circulated — Legislative Council
27 Aug 2026 · Source
Second reading: Opposition amendments circulated — Legislative Council
27 Aug 2026 · Source
Second reading: Moira Deeming (Independent) amendments circulated — Legislative Council
27 Aug 2026 · Source
Second reading: Australian Greens Party amendments — Legislative Council
27 Aug 2026 · Source
Second reading: Government amendments circulated — Legislative Council
27 Aug 2026 · Source
Second reading passed — Legislative Council
27 Aug 2026
Committee of the whole: Date committed — Legislative Council
27 Aug 2026
Committee of the whole completed - Bill amended — Legislative Council
27 Aug 2026 · Source
Third reading moved — Legislative Council
27 Aug 2026
Third reading passed — Legislative Council
27 Aug 2026
Dealing with Council amendments
8 Sept 2026
Short title change
8 Sept 2026
Royal Assent given
15 Sept 2026
Act number 40/2026
Date not published
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